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Washington ex rel. City of Seattle v. Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co.

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided July 27, 1917No. 132-EPublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Equity. Application by the State of Washington on the relation of the City of Seattle, for a writ of mandate directed against the Puget Sound Traction, Eight & Power Company. On motion to remand.

1Opinion of the Court

NETERER, District Judge.

This is a proceeding brought in the state court by the filing of an affidavit by the mayor, on behalf of the city, to obtain a writ of mandate directed against the Puget Sound Traction, Eight & Power Company, a corporation. It alleges corporate capacity of the city and foreign corporate capacity of the defendant company; the pássage of sundry and divers ordinances by *749the city, authorizing the construction, maintenance, and operation of street railways upon divers streets of the city, on conditions in the ordinances set forth; the acceptance'of the ordinances; the…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Holland v. ChallenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. In Re LennonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Louisiana v. JumelSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  4. Toledo, A. A. & N. M. Ry. Co. v. Pennsylvania Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1893
  5. Love v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1911

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Washington ex rel. City of Seattle v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1924
  2. Johnson v. Interstate Power CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1960
  3. Washington ex rel. Markham v. Seattle & R. V. Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1924
  4. State Ex Rel. Dept. P.W. v. N.P.R. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1933
  5. American Railroad Co. v. MestreDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1919

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