Taylor-Edwards Warehouse & Transfer Co. v. Department of Public Service

Since 1909, plaintiff has been engaged in warehousing and trucking in Seattle. A large portion of its business is the distribution of freight from rail cars at that point. About forty per cent of such freight is delivered to consignees in Seattle, where plaintiff has local cartage rights under a permit granted by the department of public service. “A large portion of the freight that comes out of these rail cars . . . goes on to other communities . . . such as freight to Spokane, Bellingham, Portland, Tacoma, and smaller towns.” A great deal of the freight is hauled by plaintiff on its regular…