State ex rel. City of Seattle v. Seattle Electric Co.

Citations

• 71 Wash. 213
• 128 P. 220
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 724

Syllabus

<p>Carriers — Fares — Franchise—Rates eor School Children— Construction. A franchise requiring a street railway to carry ‘ school children” at half fare applies only to those commonly referred to as school children, and not to students in universities or colleges or schools where a particular branch of learning is pursued; especially in view of our statutory distinctions between “school children” and “students” as found in Rem. & Bal. Code, §§ 4317, 4333, 4366, 4406, 4714.</p> <p>Same — Construction by Partees. A franchise ordinance requiring a street car company to carry school children at half fare having been construed by the street car company and the city to apply only to children attending public and private schools, the city cannot later contend that it should be construed to cover students at universities and colleges.</p>