Lehigh Water Co. v. Easton
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE. SUPREME COURT ÓF THE 'STATE .OF PENNSYLVANIA, Bile in. equity in. a state court of Pennsylvania .to enjoin the municipal authorities of Easton, Pennsylvania, from conStructing water works. Decree dismissing the, bill, which ’was ■affirmed by .the Supreme Qourt of the state. • The plaintiff sued out this writ of error. The Federal question is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
For many years prior to June 21, 1880, the Lehigh Water Company, a corporation organized, 'Under the laws of Pennsylvania, by the purchasers at judicial sale of the rights, powers, privileges, and franchises of the West Ward Company, also a Pennsylvania corporation, maintained a system of water • works whereby the inhabitants of the borough of Easton, in that Commonwealth, were supplied with water for domestic and business purposes. On that dayj it accepted the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of .Pennsylvania,. approved April 20,1874, entitled “An act to, provide for the…
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