Legal Opinion
Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of Providence
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1923No. 219, 220, 221PublishedCited by 218 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
These are suits in equity brought by the several plaintiffs in error in the Superior Court of Ehode Island, to enjoin the defendants in error from taking possession of or interfering with their property. The proceedings complained of, were taken under an act of the state legislature, purporting to authorize the City of Providence to obtain a supply of pure water. Public Laws, c. 1278, approved April 21, 1916. The Water Supply Board, whose members are made parties defendant, is directed by the act to investigate and determine whether a part of the north branch of the Pawtuxet Eiver and the…
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