State ex rel. Seattle & Rainier Valley Railway Co. v. Superior Court

The relator, by this original proceeding in mandamus, asks this court to order the su perior court of King county to take jurisdiction of, proceed with, hear and determine an action instituted by the relator against Knowles and others, wherein the defendants are sought to be enjoined from operating jitneys on certain streets in the city of Seattle.

The complaint in the superior court alleged that the plaintiff in that action, the relator here, was the owner and operator of a street car line upon certain streets in the city of Seattle, under a franchise, and that the defendants were operating…