Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Tacoma Industrial Co. v. White River Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1905No. 5058PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Certiorari to review an order of the superior court for Pierce county, Huston, J., entered in favor of the petitioner February 19, 1904, upon declaring a public use, in a proceeding to condemn land.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
The respondent herein is a corporation, organized as a water power company and an electric power company, pursuant to the laws of the State of New Jersey, and has complied with the laws of the State of Washington respecting foreign corporations. The objects for which the respondent is incorporated, as set forth in its articles, are:
“To develop, adapt and utilize for commercial purposes the water power afforded by the White river and other rivers and streams and bodies of water in the State of Washington, by the diversion of a portion of the water of the said White river from a point on or…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Clark v. NashSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Kaukauna Water Power Co. v. Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Sadler v. LanghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Head v. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Tacoma v. Nisqually Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
- Washington Toll Bridge Authority v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1956
- Neitzel v. Spokane International Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- State Ex Rel. Chelan Electric Co. v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1927
- Potlatch Lumber Co. v. PetersonIdaho Supreme Court · 1906
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