City & County of Denver v. New York Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. In Equity. Suit by the New York Trust Company and others, against the City and County of Denver and others, the Denver Union Water Company and the South Platte Canal and Reservoir Company. From orders granting preliminary injunctions on the bill and cross-bill of the water company, the City and County of Denver appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
The New York Trust Company brought suit in the Circuit Court to enjoin the “city and county of Denver” in the state of Colorado and certain of its officers including the members of the Public Utilities Commission from issuing bonds and constructing a system of waterworks, for a decree that certain provisions of the municipal charter are in violation of the Constitution of the United States, for the specific performance of an alleged contract to purchase the existing waterworks system, and for general relief. The Denver Union Water Company, which is the owner of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- City of Denver v. Denver Union Water Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1907
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