Legal Opinion
South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Co. v. City of Newport
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 15, 1922No. 203PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
In their original bill appellants allege: That they hold perpetual franchises over certain streets in Newport, Kentucky, for operating street cars and distributing electric current; that in due course it became necessary for them to obtain an additional current from another company; and that to that ¿nd in 1915, under supervision and direction of the city authorities, they constructed a high tension wire extending from Central Bridge to their power house. That on November 20, 1917, the Board of Commissioners of Newport adopted a resolution which declared this current dangerous to life and…
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