Legal Opinion
North Little Rock Water Co. v. Water Works Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 29, 1940No. 4-5816PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, ,J.
The Arkansas Water Company and its predecessors supplied the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock, and the inhabitants thereof, with water as a waterworks public utility under franchises granted by those cities respectively until 1920, when the franchises were exchanged for indeterminate permits. Prior to 1913 the source of water supply for Little Rock was the Arkansas river, from which stream water was pumped to the company’s reservoirs within the city of Little Rock. Deep -wells in the city of North Little Rock supplied the water for that city.
Later the Water Company…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- City of S. Pasadena v. Pasadena Land & Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1908
- Shirk v. Lancaster CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- American Aniline Products, Inc. v. Lock HavenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- North Carolina Public Service Co. v. Southern Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Patterson v. City of Little RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
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