Atlantic City Water Works Co. v. Consumers Water Co.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On application for an injunction, heard on bill and affidavits and answer and affidavits.
1Opinion of the Court
Van Fleet, V. C.
This is an application for a preliminary injunction. The complainant claims an exclusive franchise in the streets of Atlantic City, and asks to be protected against a threatened violation of such right. The defendant admits that it intends to do the acts which the complainant claims will constitute a violation of its right, but denies that the complainant possesses the exclusive franchise, which it claims. Whether the court should grant or *429deny the writ asked, mast depend entirely o,n whether the legal right, on which the complainant founds its claim, is, as a matter of law,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. Atlantic CitySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1887
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