Fulghum v. Town of Selma

There may be more than a modicum of truth in tbe assertion of tbe plaintiffs tbat tbe defendant enacted tbe ordinance and its amendment for tbe coercive purpose of inducing Eulgbum to abandon bis water service to tbe inhabitants of Selma Mill Village and transfer bis pipe lines to tbe defendant at less than their value. Be this as it may, we must remember tbat bard cases are tbe quicksands of tbe law and confine ourselves to our appointed task of declaring tbe legal rights of tbe parties.

Tbe crucial question raised by tbe appeal is this: Does tbe evidence of tbe plaintiffs suffice to show…