City of Broken Bow v. Broken Bow Water-Works Co.

Irvine, 0.

This was an action by the city of Broken Bow, with which joined a citizen and taxpayer, against the Broken Bow Water-Works Company and others to enjoin the defendants from enforcing three certain judgments recovered by the water-works company against the city. *549The defense was made by Charles W. Yonng, claiming to be the owner by assignment of two-of the judgments and a greater part of the third. The plaintiffs had a decree as prayed, and the defendant Young appeals.

The city of Broken Bow in 1888 granted by ordinance to the water-works company a franchise for the construction and…