Lesser v. Warren Borough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 123, Jan. T., 1912, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Warren Co., March T., 1912, No. 5, on bill in equity in case of Daniel E. Lesser v. Warren Borough. Bill in equity to restrain an issue of borough bonds.
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Appeal, No. 123, Jan. T., 1912, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Warren Co., March T., 1912, No. 5, on bill in equity in case of Daniel E. Lesser v. Warren Borough. Bill in equity to restrain an issue of borough bonds. Prather, P. J., specially presiding, found the facts to be as follows: 1. The defendant, the borough of Warren, was chartered under the Act of April 3, 1832, P. L. 259, and is now organized under and subject to¡the General Borough Act of April 3, 1851, P. L. 320. 2. That the Warren Water Company is a corporation organized under the Corporation Act of April 29, 1874, P. L. 73,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The Borough of Warren, incorporated by Act of April 3, 1832, P. L. 259, became subject to the General Borough Act of 1851 on March 10, 1854. The Warren Water Company, incorporated under the General Corporation Act of April 29, 1874, P. L. 73, has been furnishing water to the inhabitants of the Borough of Warren from the year 1881. On February 8, 1903, the borough and the water company entered into a written agreement for the appointment of appraisers to appraise the works, rights, franchises and property of the water company, and the appraisement so to be made was…
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