Legal Opinion
New Memphis Gas & Light Co. v. City of Memphis
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Tennessee
Decided March 20, 1896PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, District Judge.
The question now considered in this case is whether a preliminary injunction shall be allowed. This question arises upon bill, answer, and affidavits in support of the charges in the bill. The act of the legislature of the state of 1887 (chapter 91) confers upon the taxing district of Memphis the power to regulate gas companies, and also to regulate the price to be charged for gas furnished to the city and its inhabitants, with a provision that it shall not reduce the price below $1.50 per 1,000 feet, when paid within the customary discount days. Pursuant to this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Railroad & Telephone Cos. v. Board of Equalizers of TennesseeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Middle Tennessee · 1897
- Harriman v. Northern Securities Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1904
- Minneapolis Gaslight Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Indianapolis Gas Co. v. City of IndianapolisU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1897
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