Tenny v. Seattle Electric Co.
Citations
- 48 Wash. 150
- 92 P. 895
- 1907 Wash. LEXIS 877
Syllabus
<p>Certiorari — To City Council — Municipal Corporations — Grant of Franchise — Review. An ordinance of a city council granting a franchise for the use of a street is a legislative act, and is not subject to review by writ of certiorari.</p> <p>Municipal Corporations — Void Ordinances — Review — Franchises — Remedies. The remedy against a void act of a city council in granting a franchise over private property on the supposition that it is a public highway is not by review of the ordinance, but by judicial proceedings against persons entering on the land.</p>
Judges: Crow
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- Spring Valley Water Works v. BryantCalifornia Supreme Court· 1877-07-01· cited 22×
- Whittaker v. Village of VeniceIllinois Supreme Court· 1894-05-05· cited 14×
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