City of Tacoma v. Commercial Electric Light & Power Co.

Citations

• 15 Wash. 515
• 46 P. 1043
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 237

Syllabus

<p>PLEA IN ABATEMENT — ANOTHER ACTION PENDING.</p> <p>Where an electric light company has secured a restraining order prohibiting a city from interfering with it while stretching certain wires, which had been torn down the night before by the city officials, a subsequent action by the city seeking to restrain the company from replacing its wires involves identical issues and is subject to a plea in abatement.</p>