State ex rel. Ellertsen v. Home Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered June 19, 1917, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for a writ of mandate, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
The appellant has been operating, since 1905, a telephone system in the city of Spokane. The franchise granted it provided that the charge for telephones installed, in private residences should not exceed $2.25, with a discount of twenty-five cents per month for cash payments made before the 10th day of the month in which the service is rendered. For the sake of brevity we will refer to this as the $2 rate. After the passage of the public service commission law in 1911, the appellant filed with the public service commission a copy of its franchise showing the above rate. Subsequently the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Tacoma Gas & Electric Light Co. v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1896
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1900
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- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. WhitcombDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1926
- City of Edmonds v. General Telephone Co. of Northwest, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1978
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