New Orleans Water-Works Co. v. Rivers
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL RROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES ROR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OR LOUISIANA. The facts which make the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This suit was commenced by bill in equity filed by the New Orleans Water Works Company, a corporation of Louisiana, against Robert C. Rivers, a citizen of the same State. A demurrer having been interposed and sustained, the bill was dismissed. The present appeal raises the question whether the plaintiff is entitled, under the allegations of its bill, to the relief asked.
The general object of the suit is to obtain a decree perpetually enjoining the defendant from • laying pipes, mains, or con duits in the streets or public ways of New Orleans, for the purpose of supplying the St. Charles Hotel…
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