City of Reynolds v. Carter

The City of Reynolds filed a petition seeking to enjoin A. M. Carter and his wife from interfering with the operation of a system of waterworks used for the purpose of supplying water to the City of Reynolds and its inhabitants. The defendants filed an answer and cross-bill seeking to enjoin the City of Reynolds and its officers and employees from interfering with the .waterworks which they alleged belonged to the defendants. Pending the litigation, but before any judgment was rendered on the injunction, the city undertook to arbitrate the value of the waterworks property, the defendants…