Omaha Water Co. v. City of Omaha
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska dismissing the bill of complaint of the Omaha Water Company to compel the city of Omaha to complete the purchase of complainant’s system of waterworks in accordance with a contract giving the city an option to purchase, the exercise of the option, and an appraisal fixing the price to be paid. The objection of the city is to the appraisal.
The installation of the waterworks was begun in 1880 by a predecessor in title of the Omaha Water Company; the original franchise ordinance having been,…
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