Janicke v. Washington Mutual Telephone Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to enjoin a breach of a contract between two telephone companies. The answer was that the contract was void as against public policy and that it had been entered into under a mutual mistake of law. A permanent injunction was issued and the defendant appeals.

The plaintiff operates a telephone system with a. central office in the city of Washington. He has a large number of local subscribers on individual and party lines and has toll lines extending into the surrounding country and connected with various other telephone…