St. Tammany Water Works v. New Orleans Water Works
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN. DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The parties to this appeal are corporations of the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans Water Wojfks Company was created by a special act of the General Assembly of Louisiana, passed-March 31,. 1877, and was given the exclusive right, for fifty years' from the date of its charter, “ of supplying the city of New Orleans and its inhabitants with water 'from the Mississippi River, or a/n/y other stream or rwer, by means of- pipes and. conduits, and for erecting and constructing any necessary works or engines or machines for that purpose.”- Tt was vested with authority to construct canals and…
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