Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Town of Graham
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP NORTH CAROLINA. The cases are stated ih the opinion..
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum opinion by direction of the court, by
Mr. Justice Clarke.
These are appeals direct from decrees of the District Court sustaining motions to dismiss complaints for the reason that they did not state facts sufficient to constitute a valid cause of action in equity. The cases involve the same facts differently stated by different complainants. The asserted warrant for the appeals is that action taken by the officials of the Town of Graham, North Carolina, if allowed to become effective, would result in violation of appellants’ contract with that town and in depriving them of their…
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