Spear v. City of Bremerton
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kitsap county, Dykeman, J., entered November 24, 1915, dismissing an action for equitable relief, after a trial to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This is an action by citizens and taxpayers of the city of Bremerton to restrain the issuance of bonds for the purchase of the Bremerton Water Company’s plant. The right of the city to purchase, under certain reservations in the franchise, was established in the case of Bremerton y. Bremerton Water & Power Co., 88 Wash. 362, 153 Pac. 372.
This action is maintained upon the theory that the city is proceeding without power and for that reason the issue should be restrained. A brief resume of the facts is necessary to a complete understanding of the issues and the conclusions we have drawn…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Uhler v. City of OlympiaWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Stallcup v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Farwell v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1906
- Dyer v. City of NewportCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
- City of Bremerton v. Bremerton Water & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915
3Cited by20 opinions
- State Ex Rel. P.U.D. Etc. v. WylieWashington Supreme Court · 1947
- Carstens v. Public Utility District No. 1Washington Supreme Court · 1941
- Taylor v. DimmittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- Richards v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1927
- City of Los Angeles v. WattersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
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