Reynolds v. Wade

241 F.2d 208 16 Alaska 675 Woodrow W. REYNOLDS, on behalf of himself and all other taxpayers similarly situated, Appellant, v. Hugh WADE, as Treasurer of the Territory of Alaska, John McKinney, as Director of Finance of the Territory of Alaska, Don M. Dafoe as Commissioner of Education of Alaska and A. H. Ziegler, William Whitehead, Mrs. James March, Mrs. Myra Rank and Robert F. Baldwin as Members of the Board of Education of the Territory of Alaska, Appellees. No. 15135. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Feb. 11, 1957. Howard D. Stabler, Juneau, Alaska, Henry C. Clausen and Richard G. Burns, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant. J. Gerald Williams, Atty. Gen., Edward A. Merdes and Henry J. Camarot, Asst. Attys. Gen., Juneau, Alaska, for appellees. Before HEALY, CHAMBERS and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges. CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge. 1 This is more about when is a judgment a judgment. 1 2 In this case the district judge filed an opinion on March 26, 1956 . The conclusion of his opinion was that the complaint did not state a cause of action. The ultimate sentence of the opinion was: 'The motion for dismissal is granted and the case dismissed.' That is 'judgment talk,' at least. 3…