Legal Opinion

City of Everett v. Department of Public Works

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1923No. 17911PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurston county, Wright, J., entered December 26, 1922, upon sustaining a demurrer to the petition, dismissing proceedings to review orders of the department of public works fixing values for rate-making purposes.

1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.

The appellant commenced this proceeding in the superior court of Thurston county, in this state, for the purpose of having reviewed certain findings and orders made by the department of public works in a proceeding before that department looking to the valuation for rate-making purposes of the property of the Puget Sound Telephone Company. The application alleged that, at Olympia, on November 13, 1922, the department of public works made certain findings and orders touching the valuation of the property of the telephone company for the purpose of rate making;'that the petitioner is a…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. American Telechronometer Co. v. BakerWashington Supreme Court · 1931
  2. State Ex Rel. Pacific Power & Light Co. v. Department of Public WorksWashington Supreme Court · 1927
  3. State Ex Rel. Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. KuykendallWashington Supreme Court · 1925
  4. City of Everett v. Department of Public WorksWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  5. State ex rel. Hults v. Puget Sound Telephone Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1923

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