Beezer v. City of Seattle

The issue presented is another and, as yet, unexplored facet of the obligation of a municipal corporation, existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Washington, to comply with the laws of that state.

The city of Seattle has applied for and received a license *240from the Federal Power Commission for the development of a hydroelectric project on the Pend Oreille River (referred to herein as the Boundary project), and involving the construction of a dam on a site presently owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County. (It is conceded that the city intends to condemn…