Legal Opinion
United States Light & Heat Corp. v. Niagara Falls Gas & Electric Light Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 2, 1931No. 150PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff has a place of business in the city of Niagara Falls, where it is a user of fuel and claims that the use of gas by it would be more economic, efficient, and useful. This city is served with gas by the Niagara Falls Gas & Electric Light Company, and the plaintiff, while not claiming to be a consumer of gas, contends that it has a property right to the service of the gas company in that city. Hamann, a consumer of gas, who was permitted to intervene by court order, owns a private residence in Niagara Falls, where he uses gas. Both seek to have chapter 898 of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- City of Rochester v. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- New York Ex Rel. Woodhaven Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Matter of International Ry. Co. v. . RannNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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- Ten Ten Lincoln Place, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Supreme Court · 1947
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