Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Columbia Broadcasting Co. v. Superior Court
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 1939No. 27714PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This is an original application in this court for a writ of prohibition directed to the superior court of King county to prevent it from taking jurisdiction of the relator, Columbia Broadcasting Company, referred to herein as the Columbia, in an action in which it is one of the parties defendant.
The Columbia Broadcasting Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York. The Queen City Broadcasting Company, which is the other defendant in the action, is a corporation organized under the laws of this state and operates a radio broadcasting station known as KIRO, at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Flint v. Stone Tracy Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- People's Tobacco Co. v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. McKibbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Cooney v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by15 opinions
- DeFunis v. OdegaardWashington Supreme Court · 1974
- International Shoe Co. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1945
- Consolidated Cosmetics v. D-A Pub. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Harris v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Andrade v. American Mail Lines, Ltd.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1947
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