Vinton-Roanoke Water Co. v. City of Roanoke
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Roanoke on a proceeding by mandamus. Judgment for the petitioner. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The Vinton-Roanoke Water Company is a Virginia corporation engaged in the business of supplying water to the city of Roanoke and its inhabitants, under and by virtue of a franchise granted to it by the city for that purpose. This franchise is in the form of an ordinance of the city council, which grants to the water company certain rights and imposes upon it certain obligations, among others the duty of furnishing to the city water at certain places free of charge.
This proceeding was instituted by the city, asking for a writ of mandamus to compel the water company to furnish the necessary…
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