Legal Opinion
State ex rel. City of Seattle v. Department of Public Utilities
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1949No. 30954PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
We have for consideration an appeal involving a judgment entered as a result of our decision in the case of State ex rel. Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Department of Public Service, 19 Wn. (2d) 200, 142 P. (2d) 498.
A short history of the litigation will be of aid to a complete understanding of our conclusions in this case. We shall refer to the cities as such or as appellants, to the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company as the company, and to the department as respondent.
June 22, 1938, the company filed with the predecessor of respondent a tariff which sought to pass on to the company’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tucker v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1944
- State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
- Baxter v. Ford Motor Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1934
- Miller v. Sisters of St. FrancisWashington Supreme Court · 1940
- Tucker v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- Dean v. LehmanWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- State Ex Rel. City of West Plains v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Colorado Municipal League v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
- City of Newport News v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1957
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