Puget Sound Power & Light Co. v. City of Seattle

(dissenting) — As stated in the majority opinion, this is a companion case to Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Seattle, ante p. 649, 21 P. (2d) 287. All but two of this appellant’s objections to the ordinance in question were disposed of in that case. My dissent in that case applies with equal force here. Since the majority opinion discusses and disposes of the two additional questions, my dissent is likewise extended, inasmuch as I disagree with the majority upon both questions.

The first question deals with appellant’s rights under its existing franchise. The appellant here already had a…