Legal Opinion

State ex rel. City of Spokane v. Kuykendall

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1922No. 16803PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeals from orders of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Wright, J., entered August 22, 1921, dismissing proceedings to review an order of the department of public works establishing gas rates.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

— Two different gas companies are involved in these proceedings, the Spokane Gas & Fuel Company being engaged in the manufacture of gas, and the Spokane Falls Gas Light Company acting as distributor for the product of the first company. Both companies, however, are under one management, so that the two cases will be considered as .though the rights of but one company were involved.

In October, 1920, the company filed with the public service commission a revised schedule of rates providing for an increase of the rates theretofore charged. The public service commission suspended the revised…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  4. State ex rel. Webster v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Consolidated Gas Co. of New York v. NewtonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1920

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
  2. State ex rel. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public ServiceWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  3. People's Organization for Washington Energy Resources v. Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Pacific Coast Elevator Co. v. Department of Public WorksWashington Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Denney v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928

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