Legal Opinion
City of Seattle v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1944No. 29367PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJeffers, J.
This action was instituted by the city of Seattle, a municipal corporation, against Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation, for the purpose of obtaining judgment against defendant in the sum of $3,010, claimed to be due from defendant by virtue of ordinance No. 72436, which became effective March 27, 1943, and which provided for the payment by defendant of certain compensation for its use of plaintiff’s streets.
Defendant’s answer admits the passage of the ordinance, the demand made upon defendant for the amount claimed to be due thereunder, and the refusal by defendant to pay the sum…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pensacola Telegraph Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Attorney General of CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Russell v. SebastianSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- WU Tel. Co. v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Boise Artesian Hot & Cold Water Co. v. Boise CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of MeridianMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
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