Benson v. Paris Mountain Water Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Greenville, June, 1910. Proceeding for mandamus by W. T. Benson against Paris Mountain Water Company. Defendant appeals. cite: Can appellant collect arrearages for water before turning it on, after cutting off: 14 Ency. 931; 111 Mich. 401; 45 Barb. 136; 30 Ency. 418; 31 So. 32; 165 N. Y. 27; 44 Pac. 968; 14 L. R. A. 672. cites: Appellant cannot arbitrarily refuse to furnish water to a citizen: 81 S. C. 438; 61 S. C. 83.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The petition in this proceeding for mandamus alleged that the Paris Mountain Water Company, a corporation having the exclusive right to supply water in the city of Greenville, contracted with the petitioner to furnish water at his residence, Number 313 North Laurens street, and also at a stable conducted by petitioner on the same street; and on April 1, 1910, the water company rendered a bill according to the contract which the petitioner failed to pay because of his absence from the city, and the respondent on May 20, 1910, cut off…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Poole v. Paris Mountain Water Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- State ex rel. Wilcox v. ScarboroughSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
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