Town of Westerly v. Westerly Waterworks

WEBB, District Judge.

These cases were argued at the same time. In both cases the appellees moved to dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction in this court, and jurisdiction is denied for the reasons: (1) That the cases involve the construction or application of the constitution of the United States; (2) that in each it is claimed that a law of the state of Rhode Island is in contravention of the 'constitution of the United States. Inspection of the records shows that in each case the complainants ground their complaint on such constitutional questions, and in each the appellants assign as…