San Diego Land & Town Co. v. National City
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. This appeal brings up for review a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of California dismissing a bill filed in that court by the San Diego Land and Town Company, a Kansas corporation, against the city of National City, a municipal corporation of California, and John G. Routsan and others, trustees of that city and citizens of California. 74 Fed.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. This appeal brings up for review a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of California dismissing a bill filed in that court by the San Diego Land and Town Company, a Kansas corporation, against the city of National City, a municipal corporation of California, and John G. Routsan and others, trustees of that city and citizens of California. 74 Fed. Rep. 79. The nature of the cause of action set out in the bill is indicated by the following statement: The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
While admitting that the power to limit charges for water sold by a corporation like itself has been too often upheld to be now questioned, the appellant contends that the constitution and statutes of California relating to rates or compensation to be collected for the use of water supplied to a municipality or its inhabitants are inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States. It is said that the state constitution and laws authorized rates to be established without previous notice to the corporation or person immediately interested in the matter, and without hearing in any form,…
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