State ex rel. City of Toppenish v. Public Service Commission
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Taylor, J., entered May 17, 1920, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, reversing upon certiorari an order of the public service commission.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, C. J.
— This is an appeal by the public service commission from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county reversing its order, denying a petition of the city of Toppenish for the establishment of a grade street crossing over the right of way and tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway Company in that city.
There is no serious controversy as to the existence of the facts which we regard as decisive of the case. They may be summarized as follows: Toppenish is a *302city of the third class, in Yakima county. The right of way and tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway Company run through the city in…
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