Legal Opinion
Parsons Water Co. v. Knapp
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 15, 1885PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Error from Labette District Court. The opinion states tlie nature of the action, and the facts. At the November Term, 1883, plaintiff Knapp recovered a judgment- for $1,000 against the Parsons Water Company, which brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
VALENTINE, J.:
The Parsons Water Company is a corporation organized under the laws of Kansas—
“ For the purpose of supplying water to the public in or near to the city of Parsons, and to that end to build and maintain a dam, canal, and reservoirs, and to build, maintain and operate a system of water works for supplying with water the streets, alleys, lanes, squares and public places of the said city of Parsons, and for supplying water for extinguishing fires, and for domestic, manufacturing, hydraulic, irrigating and industrial purposes in said city and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- St. Louis, Lawrence & Denver Railroad v. WilderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
- Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
3Cited by4 opinions
- Cohen v. St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- Blackwell, Enid & Southwestern Railway Co. v. BeboutSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1907
- Dillon v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1903
- Snowden v. Ft. Lyon Canal Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916