Brown v. Alton Water Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EBOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF. ILLINOIS. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court over direct appeals from the Circuit Court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
delivered the opinion of the court. .
In view of the fact that our interposition was vainly-sought at one or the other stage of this protracted litiga tion, we shall state the history of. the controversy more fully than perhaps we would otherwise do.
In 1901 the New England Water Company owned and operated a water plant at Alton, Illinois. This plant was acquired from the Alton Water Works Company. In October, 1901, the United Water Works Company filed in a court of the State of Illinois a creditor’s bill against the New England Water Company and the Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company, trustee under…
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