State ex rel. Prosser Falls Land & Irrigation Co. v. Taylor
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Eudkin, J., entered April 13, 1904, upon sustaining a demurrer to an answer, directing the issuance of a writ of mandamus, as prayed for.
1Opinion of the Court
Dunbar, J. —
This is a special proceeding, prosecuted by the relator, Prosser Palls Land and Irrigation Company, against the defendant, as mayor of the town of Prosser, a city of the fourth class, to compel him, by writ of mandamus, to sign a proposed ordinance of said town passed by its city council, granting to said relator a franchise to erect and maintain electric light and electric power plants in said city and to erect and maintain in the public streets thereof poles, wires, and other fixtures for furnishing electric light and electric power. After setting forth the ordinance, the…
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