City of Atlanta v. McJenkin

McJenkin was supplied with water by the Atlanta Waterworks. He failed to pay his water bill, and was threatened that the water would be cut off from his premises. McJenkin filed a petition for injunction to restrain the City of Atlanta from cutting off his water until the issue as to whether the bill was correct could be determined. After hearing evidence the trial judge granted an interlocutory restraining order, and exception is taken to this judgment. It is insisted in the brief of the learned counsel for plaintiff in error that the plaintiff’s petition is an effort to set off damages…