Metzger v. Borough of Beaver Falls
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 119, Oct. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Beaver Co., March T., 1895, No. 1, on bill in equity. Bill in equity to restrain the construction of waterworks by a borough. Before Wickham, P. J. The bill was filed by a citizen and taxpayer of Beaver Falls to restrain said borough from proceeding to erect waterworks when it was already supplied with water in pursuance of a contract between the borough and the Union Water Company.
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Appeal, No. 119, Oct. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Beaver Co., March T., 1895, No. 1, on bill in equity. Bill in equity to restrain the construction of waterworks by a borough. Before Wickham, P. J. The bill was filed by a citizen and taxpayer of Beaver Falls to restrain said borough from proceeding to erect waterworks when it was already supplied with water in pursuance of a contract between the borough and the Union Water Company. The court refused the injunction on the ground that the borough was vested with power to contract, own and operate waterworks irrespective of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
This appeal was argued first, June 4, 1895, in the Middle District; before the decision was handed down, we had notice by application to take original jurisdiction of the case of White v. City of Meadville, 177 Pa. 643, argued at Pittsburg, October 7,1895, involving some of same questions; decision was therefore withheld until after the argument of that case; then followed an application for reargument of both cases ; this was granted, and reargument had May 6, 1896. We have handed down this day the opinion in White et al. v. City of Meadville, and on the main…
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