Spaulding Manufacturing Co. v. City of Grinnell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Superior Gouri of Grinnell. — Hon. J. P. Lyman, Judge. Suit in equity to enjoin defendants from cutting off plaintiff’s water supply and for other relief. A temporary writ was ordered, and upon trial to the court the temporary writ was dissolved, a permanent injunction denied, and plaintiff was found to be indebted to defendant for water furnished down to the time of the commencement of the suit in the sum of $55Y.05. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The defendant city owns and operates a' *502municipal waterworks system, and plaintiff, a large manufacturing concern has been one of its- patrons for many years. In April of the year 1910, the meter was read, and plaintiff was presented with a bill for the preceding six months amounting to $142.90. This was much larger than any previous bill for many years at least, and a controversy arose over the bill. A rough test was made of the meter and the- conclusion 'anrive'd at that it was one-tenth fast, and the bill was discounted ten percent. Thereafter ■another preliminary reading was made on July…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Webster v. Nebraska Telephone Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1885
- Wood v. City of AuburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1895
- Hatch v. Consumers Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1909
- Poole v. Paris Mountain Water Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- Borough of Washington v. Washington Water Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1905
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- Schultz v. Town of LakeportCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Atlanta v. McJenkinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Bailey v. Interstate Power Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1930