Jamaica Water Supply Co. v. City of New York

There is little dispute as to the principal facts; there is serious dispute as to the inferences to be drawn from the facts. Plaintiff, a domestic water works corporation, has for years supplied, and now supplies, water to the city of New York and private consumers in Queens count y, and also to municipalities and private consumers in Nassau county. Plaintiff sues for hydrant service from January 1, 1934, to February 29, 1936, at the rate of forty-five dollars per hydrant per annum, and from March 1, 1936, to December 31, 1936, at the rate of forty dollars. It has been granted summary…