Legal Opinion
City of Richmond v. Richmond Natural Gas Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1907No. 20,792PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Erom Wayne Circuit Court; J. W. Macy, Special Judge. Suit by the City of Richmond against the Richmond Natural Gas Company. Erom a decree for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
Appellant brought this suit for an injunction, alleging, in substance, that appellee is a corporation organized under the laws of this State for the purpose of supplying appellant and its inhabitants with natural gas, and that, with the permission and consent of the common council of the city of Richmond, it laid mains and pipes in the streets and alleys of said city for that purpose; that the common council of said city on October 16, 1905, duly passed and adopted an ordinance, sections one and three of which read as follows:
“Section 1. Be it ordained by the common council of the city of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lewisville Natural Gas Co. v. State ex rel. ReynoldsIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
- City of Noblesville v. Noblesville Gas & Improvement Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1901
- City of Rushville v. Rushville Natural Gas Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Logansport & W. V. Gas Co. v. City of PeruU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1898
3Cited by5 opinions
- Freigy v. Gargaro Company, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1945
- St. Mary's v. Hope Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
- City of Kalamazoo v. Kalamazoo Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1918
- Iowa Telephone Co. v. City of KeokukDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1915
- Williams v. Citizens Gas Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1933