Legal Opinion
Westerly Waterworks Co. v. Town of Westerly
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island
Decided April 25, 1897PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
Although these cases are before the court upon motions to dissolve the temporary injunctions, yet as the merits have been exhaustively argued, and as counsel for all parties have requested our decision upon the main questions which determine the substantial rights, we accede to such request and decide the motions accordingly.
The first inquiry is, has the corporation known as the “Westerly Waterworks” any rights which are impaired or threatened by the vote of the town of Westerly in town meeting, on April 11, 1895, directing the town council to contract for and construct…
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