Legal Opinion

Crumley v. Watauga Water Co.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 25, 1897PublishedCited by 23 opinions

EROM WASHINGTON. Appeal in error from Law Court of Washington County. H. J. Campbell, J.

1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.

This, action was brought by H. B. Crumley to recover damages from the Watauga Water Company, for its failure and refusal to furnish him water at his residence in Johnson City, where the defendant was operating its waterworks. The Circuit Judge, hearing the case on its merits, 'without the intervention of a jury, found the matters in controversy in favor of the defendant, and dismissed the plaintiff’s suit, whereupon the plaintiff appealed in error.

The defendant, Watauga Water Company, was chartered under the general laws of the State (Code, annotated by Shannon, §§ 2499-2506), for the purpose…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Spring Valley Water Works v. SchottlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Lowell v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  3. Shepard v. Milwaukee Gas Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1858
  4. Central Union Telephone Co. v. State ex rel. FalleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Williams v. Mutual Gas Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Watson's Carpet & Floor Coverings, Inc. v. McCormickCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2007
  3. Cedar Rapids Gas Light Co. v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  4. Hatch v. Consumers Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Minnesota Canal & Power Co. v. PrattSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907

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