Elmora Villa & Home Building Co. v. Plainfield-Union Water Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kays, J.

This is an appeal from a decree of the court of chancery.

It appears from the evidence that the complainant owned and developed a certain tract of land in the city of Elizabeth which section was known as the “Elmora section.” In order to develop this section for residential and other purposes it was necessary to arrange with a water company to extend its water mains through the proposed streets and avenues laid out and constructed on this tract of land. As houses were built it was necessary to connect them with a supply of potable water and it…