Tampa Waterworks Co. v. City of Tampa
United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of Florida
In Equity. Heard on motion for injunction pendente lite.
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
The bill charges that a certain ordinance of the city of Tampa, passed under authority of the laws of the state of Florida, prescribing maximum rates that the complainant waterworks company may charge for water furnished the city and citizens of Tampa, is unreasonably low, and, if put in force and operation as threatened, will be confiscatory of the complainant’s property, and will be a taking of complainant’s property without due process of law, in violation of the Constitution of the United States. The facts stated in the bill and affidavits submitted show a decided…
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