Legal Opinion

Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co. v. City of Mt. Sterling

District Court, E.D. Kentucky

Decided October 3, 1928PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREW M. J. COCHRAN, District Judge.

This suit is before me on defendants’ motion to dismiss the bill for want of jurisdiction. The relief sought is an injunction against the enforcement of an ordinance of the defendant city passed October 4, 1927, by its board of councilmen, providing that the plaintiff, which had a franchise to sell natui'al gas in the city, should sell and supply same to consumers at not exceeding 42 cents per thousand cubic feet, with a credit of 2 cents, if payment was made within ten days from the end of each month. There is no diversity of citizenship between the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon BoroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Oklahoma Operating Co. v. LoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  5. Board of Penitentiary Commissioners v. SpencerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission of KentuckyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1930

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