STATE v. UTILITIES & TRANSP. COMM'N

No. 46164.

93 Wn.2d 398 (1980)

609 P.2d 1375

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of Burlington Northern, Inc., ET AL, Appellants, v. WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodrow L. Taylor, Randall B. Kester, and James E. Nelson, for appellants.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, Robert F. Hauth, Senior Assistant, and James R. Cunningham, Assistant, for respondents.


HOROWITZ, J.

This case considers the appropriateness of several charges made against the Railroad Regulatory Fee Account of the Public Service Revolving Fund for amounts expended by the State in defending and paying judgments in tort cases involving grade railroad crossing accidents.

Plaintiffs are all railroads regulated by defendant Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (Commission). They are required...

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