State Ex Rel. Dept. P.S. v. Nor. Pac. R. Co.

The state department of public service brought this action seeking injunctive relief, and also a writ of mandamus. The defendants were a number of railroad corporations doing business in this state. The injunctive relief was sought for the purpose of preventing the defendants from putting into effect a tariff schedule covering the matter of the movement of logs in carload lots, and for a writ of mandamus to compel them to adopt a tariff which had the approval of the department.

At the time the action was instituted, a temporary restraining order was issued. At the conclusion of a hearing on…