State ex rel. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. v. Superior Court

This is a proceeding by certiorari to review an adjudication of public use and necessity in an action for condemnation. In its petition for condemnation, the Sultan Electric Company alleged, that it was empowered by its articles of incorporation to engage in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of electricity for light, heat, and power, and all other purposes both public and private; that it was duly authorized to appropriate such lands, real estate, and water rights as necessary or appropriate for the carrying out of its corporate purposes; that it had acquired a franchise from the town…