Merced Falls Gas & Electric Co. v. Turner

Action for an injunction restraining the hoard of trustees and superintendent of the streets of the city of Merced from changing the position of certain electric light poles on M street in said city. The city has never owned or controlled public works for supplying artificial light, and for ten years prior to the commencement of this action, the appellant corporation had been, and then was, furnishing the city and its inhabitants with electric light, and in so doing had maintained nine electric light poles, at as many different corners on the street mentioned, by permission of the city…