Legal Opinion
City of Bremerton v. Bremerton Water & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1915No. 12794PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Cross-appeals from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered March 27, 1915, in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for specific performance, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBausman, J.
In 1902 the town of Bremerton, now a city of the third class, granted to H. Orchard and his assigns a thirty-year franchise for the sale of water to the town and its inhabitants. The contested feature in this franchise was § 2, of which we have italicized the most material portions:
“The rights hereby granted to the said grantees by the first section of this ordinance shall be for the period of thirty years after the passage and approval of this ordinance and after the acceptance of the same by the grantees. Provided, however, that at the expiration of ten years from the date of the acceptance…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Willard v. TayloeSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Pope Manufacturing Co. v. GormullySupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Hennessy v. WoolworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Eddy v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Bigler v. . MorganNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Spear v. City of BremertonWashington Supreme Court · 1916
- Haener v. AlbroIdaho Supreme Court · 1952
- Cohasset Water Co. v. Town of CohassetMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Alabama Water Co. v. City of AnnistonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc. v. Markel Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
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