Boothby
Boothby v. Town of Yreka City
Opinion
lead Opinion
Plummer, J.
Plaintiff had judgment in this action against both the Town of Yreka City and County of Siskiyou, from which judgment the Town of Yreka City appeals.
The record shows that for some time prior to the sixth day of November, 1928, the appellant had maintained a certain building within the corporate limits of the City of Yreka, known as “Engine House No. 2”. This building was situate within voting precinct No. 5 of the county of Siskiyou. The plaintiff in this action was a duly qualified voter of the County of Siskiyou, residing within voting precinct No. 5. Prior to the sixth day of November, 1928, notice was regularly given by the County of Siskiyou, notifying all persons residing within district No. 5 that their polling place would be in the upstairs of engine-house No. 2.
Engine-house No. 2 is a two-story building, and was on the sixth day of November, 1928, owned by, and for . a long time prior thereto had been owned and maintained by the appellant. The lower part of the building was used by the city fire department, where paraphernalia of the department was housed. The upstairs was used by the fire department, and its monthly meetings were held there. The chief of the fire…