Legal Opinion

State v. Public Service Commission

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1914No. 11072PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurston county, Yakey, J., entered January 14, 1913, vacating an order of the public service commission ordering side track facilities, after a hearing on the merits.

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Thurston county, vacating an order of the public service commission requiring the respondent railway company to build and install, at the expense of the applicants, Miller & Short, a side track connecting with the main line of the railroad company at a point about .59 miles northwest of the flag station of Whittier, in Kittitas county. For convenience, we will, throughout, designate the parties as “appellants” and “respondent.”

The appellants, Miller & Short, own certain timber lands, northwest of Whittier, and crossed by respondent’s…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Wayman v. SouthardSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
  2. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Hairston v. Danville & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Co. v. Montana Union Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Hills v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1882

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. Walla Walla CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  2. State ex rel. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Public Service CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  3. State ex rel. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Skagit Mill Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1920
  5. CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY v. Spokane CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008

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