California Fire Proof Storage Co. v. Brundige

THE COURT.

This is an application for a writ of mandate to compel the Railroad Commission to assume jurisdiction of a complaint against the Southern California Telephone Company, filed by petitioner herein.

The complaint lodged with the commission showed substantially the following facts: Petitioner is a private corporation which is and for several years has been doing business in the city of Los Angeles. The Southern California Telephone Company is a “telephone corporation,” within the definition thereof given in the Public Utilities Act, and is a “public utility,” within the terms of said…