Westerly Waterworks v. Town of Westerly
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island
These were two suits brought respectively by the Westerly Waterworks and the Seamen’s Friend Society and others against the town of Westerly. The causes were heard on motions to dissolve the temporary injunctions heretofore granted. See 75 Fed. 181.
1Opinion of the Court
COLT, Circuit Judge.
In these cases the defendants have filed motions to dissolve the preliminary injunctions heretofore granted. The present hearing was had upon the objections of the complain-, ants to setting down these motions for hearing. In No. 2,522 the bill was filed May 22,1896, and in No. 2,523 the bill was filed May 27, 1896. In both cases the main question presented is the same. On June 25, 1896, Judge Carpenter heard both cases together on motion for a preliminary injunction, and on June 30th directed that a writ of injunction issue in each case. 75 Fed. 181. The defendants…
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- Town of Westerly v. Westerly WaterworksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1896
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