State ex rel. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Public Service Commission
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, D. F. Wright, J., entered April 1916, upon findings in favor of the relators, affirming on appeal an order of the public service commission establishing joint railroad rates with milling privileges in transit, on the complaint of a milling company.
1Opinion of the Court
Holcomb, J. —
Upon a complaint by Taylor & Kemp, millers at Prosser, in this state, to the public service commission, proceedings were had resulting in an order by the commission requiring these relators to establish a joint through rate, from Eastern Washington points, on their lines, with milling in transit privilege at Prosser. The relators then instituted their action in the superior court for Thurston county to review the proceedings of the commission.
The court found, in substance, that the Northern Pacific Railway Company has a line of railroad from Wallula to Puget Sound via North…
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