Judge Campbell
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- Mar 1, 1884A Bitter Business Rivalry Ends in CourtAn accusation of boat theft between former business partners in Whatcom reveals a long-standing feud and allegations of 'cinching'.Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 25, 1884A Distraught Mother’s Unfounded ClaimsAfter previously accusing others of harboring her runaway daughters, a woman attempts to involve the Tacoma police in a new delusion.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 25, 1885The Great Seattle Boycott of 1885When local liquor interests tried to starve a newspaper into silence for its stance on Sunday closing laws, the community launched a fierce retaliatory boycott of its own.Seattle, WA
- Oct 21, 1891The Temperance Hall With a Deed That Wouldn't Let GoA judge voids a ruling on the Good Templars' Columbia Street property, reopening a fight over a free library, a moral clause, and which court had the power to decide.Olympia, WA
- Nov 12, 1891The Attorney General and the TaxpayerThe state supreme court rules that citizens cannot challenge state spending, handing a victory to the Attorney General.Yakima, WA
- Oct 23, 1892The Battle for Steilacoom LakeA landmark lawsuit reveals the vanished history of Washington's oldest grist mill and the early water wars of Pierce County.Steilacoom, WA
- Jul 20, 1893The Scandalous Dismissal of the State Bribery CaseAfter three years of legal maneuvers, a landmark bribery case involving state officials and textbook contracts was unceremoniously dropped, sparking local outrage.Thurston County Courthouse, Olympia, WA
- Jun 22, 1895The Blackmailer Who Freed a Murder DefendantJames D. McGaughey walked out of a Seattle courtroom a free man after the state’s own witness admitted a blackmail scheme against the murdered doctor.Seattle, WA