Des Moines Water Co. v. City of Des Moines
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa
In Equity.. Suit by the Des Moines Water Company against the City of Des Moines. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH McPHERSON, District Judge.
This is a case involving the validity of an ordinance of the city of Des Moines, fixing water rates. , The Water Company filed "a bill in equity to enjoin the enforcement of that ordinance, alleging that the same is invalid, because tniremunerative as to the fates thus fixed, as well as for, other reasons, to be noticed in this opinion. It is now more than three years since the passage of this ordinance. This case illustrates the evils in connection with the fixing of rates by municipalities to govern public utility corporations. Neither party is properly…
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- Gloucester Water Supply Co. v. City of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
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