County of Tulare v. City of Dinuba
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloane, J.
This action was brought by the county of Tulare to recover from the San Joaquin Light and Power Company, a public service corporation, two per cent of the annual gross receipts for the use and operation of a franchise over and upon the public highways of that county, pursuant to the provisions of the act of the legislature known as the Broughton Act.
This legislation was enacted in 1905 (Stats. 1905, p. 777), and provides for the granting of franchises over streets and highways to the highest bidders by boards of supervisors and other governing bodies of counties and municipalities. The…
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