Missouri Ex Rel. Camden County v. Union Electric Light & Power Co.

REEVES, District Judge.

This is an action to enjoin the construction of a dam across the Osage river, near Bagnell, in Miller county, Mo. It is alleged by complainants that the object of said construction is to secure power for a hydroelectric plant, and that said plant is to he operated by the defendant Union Electric Light & Power Company solely for the purpose of generating electricity for profit. Although complainants assert that the Osage river and many of its tributaries are navigable in fact and in law, yet they say that the construction of said dam would not serve to promote navigation…