International Water Co. v. City of El Paso
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the 34th Judicial District, El Paso County. Tried below before Hon. J. E. Harper.
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES, Chief Justice.
The petition of the city of El Paso alleged in substance, omitting allegations upon which no controversy arises:
That, by ordinance of date November 3, 1903, the city of El Paso granted to W. J. Davis and his assigns the right, power, privilege and franchise to construct, operate and maintain in said city a water works system for the purpose of supplying said city and its inhabitants and consumers of water therein with Mesa water, a copy of said ordinance being attached to the pleading.
That on the same day Davis accepted said franchise and entered into a contract with the…
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