Fitch v. Seymour Water Co.

The appellant brought this action against the _ Seymour Water Company, charging that he was a citizen and taxpayer of the city of Seymour; that the defendant company was supplying the city with water under a contract which provided that the company “shall constantly, day and night, except in cases of unavoidable accident, keep all of the city hydrants supplied with water, and upon receiving a fire alarm, shall at once furnish sufficient pressure for fire service, not, however, to exceed one hundred pounds to the square inch, and shall keep the fire hydrants in good working order and…