Owensboro v. Owensboro Water Works Co. of Owensboro
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN -DISTRICT OP KENTUCKY. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This is a suit to enjoin the City of Owensboro, in the State of Kentucky, from obstructing and preventing the maintenance and operation of an existing water works plant in that city. The plaintiff relies upon a franchise from the city which the latter insists has expired. In the -District Court the franchise was held to be still in force and the city was enjoined from giving effect to an ordinance and a resolution impairing the same.
By an ordinance of September 10,1878, the city granted to the Owensboro Water Company, its successors and assigns, the privilege of constructing and operating…
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