Legal Opinion

State ex rel. City of Seattle v. Seattle & Rainier Valley Railway Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 7, 1921No. 16011PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered February 9, 1920, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for a writ of mandate, tried on the merits to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

This appeal, by the Seattle & Rainier Valley Railway Company, is prosecuted from a judgment of the superior court of King county, directing the *685issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate compelling the appellant to comply with the provisions of its franchises requiring it to transport, free of charge, upon its street railways within the city of Seattle, policemen and firemen in uniform, while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. No exceptions were taken to the findings made by the court upon the trial of the case. From these findings, it appears that, prior to the effective date…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Webster v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Sandpoint Water & Light Co. v. City of SandpointIdaho Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Winfield v. Public Service CommissionIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
  4. State ex rel. Tacoma Railway & Power Co. v. Public Service CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1918
  5. State ex rel. City of Seattle v. Public Service CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1918

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Port of Seattle v. Washington Utilities & Transportation CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State ex rel. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public ServiceWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Citizens Utilities Co. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  5. State ex rel. Seattle & Rainier Valley Railway Co. v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1923

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