Portland General Electric Co. v. Judd

Following the precedent set in Woodward v. Barbur, 59 Or. 70, 116 P. 101, this court, upon consideration of the cause after it was argued and submitted, affirmed the decree without giving a written opinion, in order that the mandate might go down in time to be obeyed prior to the election, and the reasons which induced the conclusions will now be stated.

One plaintiff is a public utility having a franchise to serve and serving the public in the city of Salem. Both plaintiffs are taxpayers in the city. The plaintiff Randall is a resident. The Salem Electric is a cooperative organization. The…