Legal Opinion
State v. Public Utility District No. 1
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1960No. 34727PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C. J.
The state of Washington appeals from a judgment of $20,999.69 entered in favor of respondent Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark county, a municipal corporation.
The sole question is this: Is appellant or respondent liable for the cost of removal and relocation of certain public utility facilities, the removal and relocation of which resulted from the state’s construction of a limited-access highway within the corporate limits of Vancouver, Washington?
It appears, from numerous maps in evidence, that the freeway, which begins at the northerly terminus of the interstate bridge at Vancouver…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Conger v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1921
- New York City Tunnel Authority v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- State of California v. Marin Municipal Water Dist.California Supreme Court · 1941
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- City of San Antonio v. Bexar Metropolitan Water DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Port of New York Authority v. Hackensack Water Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
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