Cleveland v. Malden Water Works Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Whitman county, Neill, J., entered October 17, 1911, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, granting a writ of mandamus requiring a water company to supply water.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
The material facts in this case are as follows: The plaintiff, Cleveland, is the owner of a lot abutting on Ninth street in the town of Malden in Whitman county. The defendant water company is a public service corporation, owning and operating a water system along Ninth street and other streets of the town, under a franchise from the town council. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, of Ordinance No. 8, granting the franchise, read as follows:
“Section 1. That the Malden Water Works Company, a corporation existing under the laws of this state, its successors or assigns, be and is hereby granted the right…
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