Washington Water Power Co. v. Waters
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Idaho
Complaint by the Washington Water Power Company against Charles Waters and others to condemn land for the flowage of Coeur d’Alene Rake incident to the construction of an electric power plant. On demurrer to plaintiff’s third amended complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, District Judge.
The defendant’s demurrer to the amended complaint herein was submitted orally at the May term, and at that time the view was intimated that, with the exception of certain objections bearing upon the question of federal jurisdiction, it would be overruled. In the third amended complaint to which the demurrer is now submitted, the jurisdictional defects seem to have been cured, and upon further reflection and consideration I am still inclined to hold to the opinion that in other respects the objections are not well taken, and that, therefore, the jurisdictional facts…
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- Spratt v. Helena Power Transmission Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1908
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- Helena Power Transmission Co. v. SprattMontana Supreme Court · 1907
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