State ex rel. Bauer v. Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mount, J.

This action was commenced in the lower court for the purpose of obtaining a writ of mandate re*677quiring the appellant to issue and distribute among its patrons a telephone directory containing the names of its new subscribers, and particularly the name of the relator. The affidavit filed is substantially as follows: That the relator for many months past has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigars at wholesale, and has a place of business in the city of Seattle; that the appellant has, owns, maintains, and operates in the city of…