San Francisco Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Francisco
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California
In Equity. Suit by the San Erancisco Gas & Electric Company against the City and County of San Erancisco and others. On motion by defendants to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN FLEET, District Judge.
A motion was heretofore made by the respondents to dismiss this case (with certain others of like character) for want of jurisdiction, in that the facts stated in the bill do not really and substantially involve a controversy properly cognizable in this court under the judiciary act. The motion was denied at the hearing, the court being of opinion that it was not well founded, for the reasons then briefly stated orally.
Since the ruling the attention of the court has been called to the fact that the question presented has excited more than local interest; and, the…
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