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State Ex Rel. Kitsap County Transportation Co. v. King County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 1940No. 27673PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBlake, C. J.

This is an appeal by King county and Vashon Island Commercial Club from a judgment of the superior court of Thurston county affirming an order of the department of public service by which rates were fixed for ferry service on the FauntleroyVashon Heights-Harper route. While only two questions are presented for determination, it is necessary, in considering them, to have a comprehensive view of the historical background and economic conditions from which they arise.

Some time prior to 1921, King county established a ferry route between the Marion street dock in Seattle and Vashon Heights and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United Rs. & Elec. Co. of Baltimore v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. GillSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. New York Ex Rel. New York & Queens Gas Co. v. McCallSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. Gilchrist v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
  5. Lone Star Gas Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
  2. State ex rel. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public ServiceWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  3. State Ex Rel. Pac. Nw Bell Telephone Co. v. Wa. U. & T. Com.Washington Supreme Court · 1965
  4. State v. Washington Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1965

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