Dodge City Water-Supply Co. v. City of Dodge City
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Ford District Court. Action by the Dodge City Water-Supply Company against the City of Dodge City, to recover for water supplied to the city, etc. At the September term, 1890, judgment was rendered for defendant, and from an order denying a new trial plaintiff brings error. The material facts appear in the opinion herein.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J. :
The Dodge City Water-Supply Company brought an action against the city of Dodge City to recover'for water supplied to the city, and also for the costs of relaying water-mains alleged to have been *61made necessary by the action of the city in grading the streets. The petition was in two counts, to which answer was made by the city, after which a reply was filed by the company. Upon the issues thus joined the cause came on for trial; and when the jury -was impaneled and sworn and the plaintiff had called its first witness, the defendant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brown v. Galena Mining & Smelting Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1884
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