Capital City Gaslight Co. v. City of Des Moines

I. The plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of this state and has for many years been engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing gas in the defendant city. On January 9, 1885, defendant city entered into a contract with plaintiff in tb e form of an ordinance, and that part material to this controversy is as follows:

“Sec. 4. In consideration of the privileges herein granted to the said Capital City Gaslight Company and its assigns the Capital City Gaslight Company agrees to bind itself and assigns to and with the city of Des Moines by the acceptance hereof to…