State ex rel. City of Indianapolis v. Indianapolis Gas Co.

In November, 1899, the State, on tbe relation of the city of Indianapolis, instituted this action by petition, whereby it sought to obtain a writ of mandamus to coerce the defendant gas company to sink without delay twenty-five additional natural gas wells in the gas-producing territory controlled by said gas company. On filing the petitioñ the low'er court caused an alternative writ to issue, whereby the defendant gas company was ordered and commanded to proceed as follows: “Now therefore, you are hereby commanded to proceed without delay to sink twenty-five additional natural gas wells in…