Lake Charles Ice, Light & Waterworks Co. v. City of Lake Charles

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

On application for rehearing by

Blanchard, J. Breaux, J.

Plaintiff brings this suit for the sum of fifteen thousand and fifty dollars, with interest, for supplying water and light, to the city of Lake Charles. Two contracts to this end were entered into, both dated in 1891.

In November of that year, the town council took steps to secure a water supply and, to that end, entered into one of the contracts with the plaintiff company which was not to be considered as completely binding before holding a taxpayers’ election. The election was called,…