Legal Opinion
Public Utility District No. 1 v. Town of Newport
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 10, 1951No. 31558PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
— The town of Newport is a fourth class municipality located within the territorial limits of public utility district No. 1 of Pend Oreille county, which owns and operates an electrical distribution system serving residents of the town and also residents of the district residing outside of the town.
On July 6, 1949, the town council enacted ordinance No. 306, which adopted a plan and system for the construction and/or purchase of an electrical supply and distribution system for the town of Newport at an estimated cost of two hundred thousand dollars, payable in revenue bonds. The ordinance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Baker v. Lake City Sewer DistrictWashington Supreme Court · 1948
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