Seattle Electric Co. v. Snoqualmie Falls Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Hatch, J., entered October 6, 1903, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, granting a mandatory injunction compelling the defendants to continué to furnish electric power.
1Opinion of the Court
Per, Curiam.
The appellant Snoqualmie Palls Power Company was incorporated in January, 1898, for the purposes of manufacturing and selling electricity to public and private consumers, for heat, light, and power purposes. Its capital stock was fixed at $500,000, divided into 5,000 shares of the par value of $100 each, all of which with the exception of four were subscribed for, and have since been owned, by one William T. Baker. In August, 1898, the city of Seattle granted a franchise to the said Baker, running for a period of 36 years, conferring upon him the right to erect poles upon the…
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