City of Rushville v. Rushville Natural Gas Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Rush. Circuit Court; John L. Rupe, Special Judge. Action by the Rushville Natural Gas Company against the City of Rushville. Erom a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The appellee is occupying the streets and public places of the city of Rushville, and supplying its inhabitants with natural gas, under a franchise granted for that purpose by said city by an ordinance duly passed on the 19th day of July, 1889. This ordinance, known as No. 26, imposes no restrictions or limitations upon appellee with respect to the rate to be charged consumers for such gas, or as to the method by which the price is to be ascertained and fixed. On August 13, 1890, appellant city duly passed another ordinance, known as No. 30, granting generally to any corporation, firm,…
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