Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Mayor of Meridian
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Mississippi
In Equity. On demurrer to bill and motion to dissolve injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
NILES, District Judge.
This was a bill in equity, filed by the trustee holding title to the property and franchises of the Meridian Waterworks Company, to enjoin the mayor and aldermen of the city of Meridian from erecting a competing system of waterworks during the term of the contract under which the plant now in operation was constructed. The demurrer to the original bill was overruled, and answer has been filed. Under leave granted to the complainant, it filed a supplemental bill amplifying its allegations of title to the waterworks and franchises. The case is now submitted on motion to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- City of Dawson v. Columbia Avenue Saving Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Louisville Trust Co. v. City of CincinnatiCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Bienville Water Supply Co. v. MobileSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Vicksburg Waterworks Co. v. VicksburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
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- Mayor of Meridian v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1906