Legal Opinion
Wylde v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 1931No. 22690. En BancPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeals, J.
During the year 1911, the city of Seattle granted to George W. H. White a franchise authorizing the construction of an electric railway from a point on West Spokane street known as “Riverside,” in a general southerly direction, a distance of about five miles, to the city limits; and at approximately the same time, King county granted to Mr. White a franchise authorizing the construction of an electric railway from the southerly boundary of the city of Seattle to a point at or near Lake Burien, approximately four and one-half miles further south. An electric railway was constructed pursuant to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. Washington Territory Ex Rel. DustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- State ex rel. Grinsfelder v. Spokane Street-Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1898
- Fort Smith Light & Traction Co. v. BourlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City & County of Denver v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- Litz v. Pierce CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1986