Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Shropshire v. Superior Court

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 6, 1909No. 7409PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Certiorari to review a judgment of the superior court for Pacific county, Rice, J., entered April 23, 1908, adjudging a public use in condemnation proceedings, after a trial before the court.

1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.

— This action was instituted as a condemnation proceeding, and the trial court found that the property is sought for á public use. A writ of review was issued by this court at the instance of the property holder, and the order of the court adjudging the use to be a public one and calling for a jury to determine the damages is now here for review.

The petition for condemnation was filed by the Raymond Light & Water Company, alleged to be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Washington. The purposes for which the corporation is organized are extensively enumerated,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Healy Lumber Co. v. MorrisWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  2. State ex rel. Tacoma Industrial Co. v. White River Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Everett Water Co. v. PowersWashington Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Pierce v. BirkholmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. City of Tacoma v. WelckerWashington Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. EnnisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
  3. State ex rel. Public Service Commission v. Spokane & Inland Empire RailroadWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Sunset Shingle Co. v. Northwest Electric & Water WorksWashington Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Eastern Oregon Land Co. v. Willow River Land & Irrigation Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913

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