State ex rel. City of Marion v. Marion Light & Heating Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
From Grant Circuit Court; H. C. Fox, Special Judge. Action by The State of Indiana, on the relation of the City of Marion, against the Marion Light and Heating Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, C. J.
This proceeding was brought by the city of Marion, as relator, to compel appellee, by writ of mandamus, to furnish free of cost to the relator, at its “public library building in said city, hot water heat sufficient properly to heat all the rooms and offices in said building.” An alternative writ was issued, and appellee’s demurrer thereto, for want of facts, was sustained. The relator refused to plead further, and final judgment was rendered in favor of appellee. The assignment of error calls in question the action of the court in sustaining the demurrer to the alternative writ. It appears…
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