State ex rel. Webster v. Superior Court
Washington Supreme Court
Application filed in the supreme court November 2, 1911, for a writ of prohibition to the superior court of King county, Dykeman, J., prohibiting further proceedings in an action to enjoin compliance with an order of the public service commission respecting telephone rates.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
The Independent Telephone Company was organized in 1901, under the laws of the state of Washington. Under its general powers, and by the warrant of a franchise, it is operating a telephone system, in the city of Seattle, which has grown in volume from 3,774 service telephones in 1903, to 18,071 in 1910. In June, 1910, a patron of the company made complaint to the then state railroad commission, alleging inefficient service on the part of the company, the charge of inefficiency being predicated upon an allegation that relator’s rates were insufficient to support a proper service. A hearing was…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Field v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
54 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by76 opinions
- Shea v. OlsonWashington Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Sapulpa v. LandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Hunter v. Colfax Consolidated Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Matter of Quinby v. . Public Service Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- State v. Mountain Timber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
71 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.