“Females, then, are not voters in this territory, and not being voters, they are not competent to sit on juries.”
How later courts described this case
- “Females, then, are not voters in this territory, and not being voters, they are not competent to sit on juries.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
Later courts went against this
Overruled by Marston v. Humes, 3 Wash. 267 (1891)
Harland v. Territory, supra, was overruled by Marston v. Humes, 3 Wash. 267, 28 P. 520 (1891), which held that so long as the title embraces but one subject it is acceptable even though the bill contains any number of sub-subjects.
The opinion
Greene, G. J.
(dissenting). — From all that is decisive, and from much that is not decisive, in the very able opinions just read by Messrs. Justices Turner and Langeord, I totally dissent, and will in due time, if circumstances admit, file a dissenting opinion.
“ The motion is denied. ”