State ex rel. Silver Lake Railway & Lumber Co. v. Public Service Commission
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurston county, Wilson, J., entered May 2, 1921, affirming on- certiorari an order of the public service commission declaring the relator to be a common carrier, etc., after a hearing before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHovey, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Thurston county affirming an order of the public service commission declaring the relator, Silver Lake Railway & Lumber Company, a common carrier and directing it to “ operate its line of railway by transporting freight upon such schedules and upon such days as may be approved by the commission. ’ ’
There is little conflict in the testimony and the facts are substantially as follows: The relator was incorporated under the laws of this state in the year 1903 as a railway company. Its charter contains the broad powers of "a common…
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