Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Addy v. Department of Public Works
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 17, 1930No. 22400. Department OnePublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mitchell, G. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Thurston county affirming an order of the department of public works denying the petition of the appellants that the department of public works withdraw all jurisdiction over The Fruitdale-on-the-Sound Water Company as a public utility. The appellants say in their brief, “The question before this court on this appeal is one of jurisdiction of the department only,” the contention being that the water company is in mutual ownership and does not constitute a public utility.
In the year 1909, E. D. Lindsay and M. Lenhart…
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