Inhabitants of Paris v. Norway Water Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Agreed statement. This was an action of debt brought in the name of the inhabitants of Paris for the collection of a tax assessed by the assessors of said town against the Norway Water Company, as nonresidents, on its property in the town of Paris, viz : on its aqueducts, pipes, conduits, hydrants and franchises within said town, as real estate. The assessors of said town were duly elected and qualified at the annual meeting in March, 1890, duly called.
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Agreed statement. This was an action of debt brought in the name of the inhabitants of Paris for the collection of a tax assessed by the assessors of said town against the Norway Water Company, as nonresidents, on its property in the town of Paris, viz : on its aqueducts, pipes, conduits, hydrants and franchises within said town, as real estate. The assessors of said town were duly elected and qualified at the annual meeting in March, 1890, duly called. The assessors gave notice in writing as required by E. S., c. 6, § 92, and said corporation did not make or present any list to said…
1Opinion of the CourtHaskell, J.
Debt for a tax laid upon defendant’s aqueducts, conduits, pipes and hydrants, as real estate, within the town of Paris. These appliances are used to distribute water among the citizens of Paris, supplied by a pumping station and reservoir in Norway, where the defendant corporation has its place of business. By charter (acts of 1885, c. 369; 1887, c. 46), defendant is authorized to supply the inhabitants of Paris and Norway with water, and to lay pipes necessary for the purpose through the streets of both towns. The charter does not locate the corporation in either town.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Dunkirk & Fredonia Railroad v. CassityNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Dudley v. Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- City of Fall River v. County Commissioners of BristolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Flax Pond Water Co. v. City of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
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- Turner v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1929
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