Legal Opinion
City of Kalamazoo v. Kalamazoo Heat, Light & Power Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1900PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from Kalamazoo j Buck, J. Bill by tbe city of Kalamazoo to restrain tbe Kalamazoo Heat, Light & Power Company from laying gas-pipes in tbe streets. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
In April, 1887, the Kalamazoo Natural Gas & Fuel Company was organized. The portions of the articles of association which are material read as follows:
“We, the undersigned, desiring to become incorporated under the provisions of the laws of the State of Michigan for the purposes hereinafter stated, do hereby make, execute, and adopt the following articles of association, to wit: * * *
" ‘ The purpose or purposes of this corporation are as follows : To drill, bore, and mine for natural gas, petroleum, and other valuable substances, and to gather and collect the same, and to lay pipes to conduct…
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