Paris Mountain Water Co. v. City of Greenville
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Smith, J., Greenville, Summer term, 1917. Action by the Paris Mountain Water Company against the City of Greenville and others. Prom the sustaining of defendant’s demurrer and dismissal of the complaint, plaintiff appeals.
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Before Smith, J., Greenville, Summer term, 1917. Action by the Paris Mountain Water Company against the City of Greenville and others. Prom the sustaining of defendant’s demurrer and dismissal of the complaint, plaintiff appeals. The amended complaint herein is as follows: The plaintiff, by its amended complaint, respectfully shows to the Court: 1. The defendant, city of Greenville, is a municipal corporation created by and existing under the laws of the State of South Carolina, and the other defendants are the officers of the said city, the defendant, C. S. Webb, being mayor, and the other…
1Opinion of the Court
April 1, 1918. The opinion of the Court was delivered by Action by the Paris Mountain Water Company, hereinafter referred to as the company, against the city of Greenville, hereinafter referred to as the city, to enjoin the city from proceeding to condemn for the city's use the company's water plant. Demurrer to the complaint; the same sustained; appeal by the company. Let the complaint be reported. A like, but not identical, controversy has been hither once before. 105 S.C. 180, 89 S.E. 669.
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