Grimshaw v. Garden City Co.

Motion to restrain pendente lite increase of water rates and charges for sewer service in an action brought, to determine reasonable rates for water supply and sewer service.

Although the term that a business “ affects public interest ” as it is used by the courts where the question of rate regulation is under consideration (Munn v. Illinois, 94 U. S. 113; People v. Budd, 117 N. Y. 1), is an elastic term and may be stretched to the breaking point, so that almost any private enterprise might be restricted by governmental supervision, it will be assumed that the defendant’s present business of…