Legal Opinion
Lewis v. M. C.C. of Cumberland
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 8, 1947No. [No. 151, October Term, 1946.]PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkell, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from a decree, dated November 26, 1946, dismissing the amended bill and rescinding a restraining order in a case instituted in 1925. The case is a controversy over water rates. Plaintiff is the owner of an apartment house, built by him in 1923, containing thirteen apartments. The building is supplied, through one service line, with water measured by one meter. The question is whether defendant is entitled to charge plaintiff a “minimum service charge” of $4.50 per quarter for 15,000 gallons or less (a) for his entire apartment house or (5) for each of the…
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