Legal Opinion
Washington Natural Gas Co. v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1962No. 36050PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
This appeal presents a single issue: The extension of the Alaska Way viaduct having made necessary the relocation of gas mains under certain city streets, is the city of Seattle liable for the relocation costs?
Seattle City Ordinance No. 39, adopted June 6, 1873, and amended February 12, 1881, by ordinance No. 234, granted plaintiff’s predecessors in interest a franchise to manufacture, distribute, and sell gas within the city of Seattle. In order to distribute the gas, the grantees were given the
“. . . right, use, privilege and franchise to lay and extend gas pipes and apparatus for the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- New York City Tunnel Authority v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- City of San Antonio v. Bexar Metropolitan Water DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Maine Turnpike Auth.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
- Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Washington Natural Gas Co. v. Tyee Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1980
- City of Edmonds v. General Telephone Co. of Northwest, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1978
- Qwest Corp. v. City of ChandlerCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
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