Legal Opinion
Monroe Water Co. v. Town of Monroe
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 1924No. 18414PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
On June 24, 1914, the town of Monroe, a municipal corporation of the fourth class, granted to the Monroe Water Company, a corporation, a franchise authorizing it for a period of thirty years to supply the town and the inhabitants thereof *352with water. The grant was by ordinance, in which the terms and conditions of the grant were prescribed with some minuteness of detail. Among these conditions were the following:
“Section 9. That in consideration of the rights, privileges and franchises granted by this Ordinance the grantee or its successors agree to furnish during the life time of such…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Webster v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- State ex rel. Tacoma Railway & Power Co. v. Public Service CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- State ex rel. City of Spokane v. KuykendallWashington Supreme Court · 1922
- State ex rel. City of Seattle v. Public Service CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- City of Seattle v. Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1918
3Cited by5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
- State ex rel. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public ServiceWashington Supreme Court · 1943
- Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
- Monroe Water Co. v. Town of MonroeWashington Supreme Court · 1925
- Town of Cordova v. Alaska Public UtilitiesDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1937