State ex rel. Forney v. Superior Court
Washington Supreme Court
Certiorari to review a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered February 18, 1909, adjudging a public use and necessity, in condemnation proceedings to acquire property for railroad purposes, after a trial before the court and a jury.
1Per curiam
This is a proceeding to review an order or adjudication of public use and public necessity, entered in a condemnation proceeding instituted by the North Coast Railway Company to acquire certain property in the city of Spokane for railroad purposes.
The first error assigned is the overruling of a demurrer to the petition for condemnation. The particular ground of objection to the petition is that it does not allege that the whole amount of the capital stock of the petitioning corporation has been subscribed. The only allegation in the petition bearing upon that question is “that your petitioner…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Burnside v. . MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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