Legal Opinion
City of Gretna v. Gulf Distilling Corporation
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 26, 1945No. 37461PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
The City of Gretna brought this suit against the Gulf Distilling Corporation for the cost of water which plaintiff claimed defendant used and failed to pay for. The suit was dismissed on exceptions and plaintiff has appealed from the judgment.
It was alleged in the original petition that on or about November 7, 1942, defendant began operating a distilling plant in the City of Gretna without having applied for water service as it was required to do under the laws of the city, and that from that date until the end of May 1943, the defendant used water from the mains of the city…
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