Legal Opinion
Huntington Water Corp. v. City of Huntington
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1934No. Nos. 8033, 8080PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hatcher, Judge:
Huntington Water Corporation, a public, utility, seeks to recover of the City of Huntington certain delinquent rentals for municipal water service.. The case was submitted to the court in lieu of a jury and a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $125,954.07. A writ of error was granted the city.
’ By mesne assignments the plaintiff is the owner of three water works franchises. One was issued by the city in 1886, one by the Town of Guyandotte in 1888, and the other by the Town of Central City in 1888. The three franchises are couched in similar terms, and both towns…
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