Twitchell v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spo-. kane county, Kennan, J., entered January 18, 1909, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, dismissing an action for an injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The appellants brought this action to obtain a reduction of water rates, and to restrain alleged wrongful use of water revenues by the city of Spokane. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and the action was dismissed. The plaintiffs appeal.
*87It appears that the city of Spokane owns and operates a water system for supplying the city and the inhabitants thereof with water for domestic purposes. The total cost and appraised value of the plant at about the time the action was begun was $2,338,749.35. Of this sum $827,154.38 has been paid from revenues derived from the water system. The…
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