Frost v. City of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Lewis E. Works, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is an action to enjoin the city of Los Angeles and certain officers constituting its board of public service from continuing to supply water from the Los Angeles aqueduct to its inhabitants for domestic uses. The court, after an elaborate trial, gave findings and judgment for the defendants. The plaintiff appeals.
The complaint sets forth that the city has constructed an aqueduct whereby it carries water from the Owens Eiver, in the counties of Mono and Inyo, for a distance of two hundred miles to Los Angeles, and there distributes the same for domestic use to its inhabitants, including…
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