City of Seattle v. Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered September 13, 1917, in favor of the plaintiff, upon sustaining a demurrer to the answer, in an action to recover franchise rentals due a city from a street railway company.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
— Since 1900, appellant and its predecessors have paid to the city of Seattle two per cent of the gross receipts from operation of its street railway, as required by its franchises. In January, 1917, it refused to pay the sum of $64,387.78, the amount due for 1916, except upon conditions which were unacceptable to the city. Respondent brought action to recover the amount. A demurrer was sustained to appellant’s affirmative defenses, and also to each of the three alleged defenses in its amended answer. Refusing to plead further, judgment was entered against appellant as prayed in the complaint.
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