Seattle Electric Co. v. Snoqualmie Falls Power Co.

Citations

• 40 Wash. 380
• 82 P. 713
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 988

Syllabus

<p>Specific Performance — Injunction—Contracts—Electric Power for Railroad — Public Interest — Evidence. In an action for an injunction to compel a power company to perform its contract to furnish power to a street railroad company, the evidence sufficiently shows the necessity where it appears that the facilities of the street railroad company for generating power were not sufficient to create any reserve force, which is necessary to furnish power for continuous use.</p> <p>Same — Contracts — Violating Franchises — Enforcement. A court of equity will compel the performance of a contract of a power company to furnish power to a street railroad company, for a reasonable time to enable the company to obtain a supply from other sources, where the public interests are involved and require it, notwithstanding the contract was not enforcihle between the parties owing to a clause therein violating the franchise of the power company.</p>