State Ex Rel. Howard v. City of Seattle

This action was brought to compel the city of Seattle to continue to furnish street car service upon a particular street for a distance of two blocks, or about 1,320 feet. The cause was tried to the court, without a jury, and resulted in a judgment dismissing the application, from which the relator appeals.

The facts essential to be stated are these: Prior to the year 1919, the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company owned and operated, under a franchise from the city of Seattle, a street railway system in that city. During the year mentioned, the city acquired the entire system and took…