New Brighton Borough v. New Brighton Water Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 97, Oct. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Beaver Co., June T., 1913, No. 188, awarding mandamus in case of The Borough of New Brighton v. New Brighton Water Company and Beaver Valley Water Company, lessee and grantee. Petition for mandamus. Before Holt, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 97, Oct. T., 1914, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Beaver Co., June T., 1913, No. 188, awarding mandamus in case of The Borough of New Brighton v. New Brighton Water Company and Beaver Valley Water Company, lessee and grantee. Petition for mandamus. Before Holt, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court awarded a peremptory mandamus, commanding the defendant to furnish the plaintiff with a statement of the net cost of constructing and maintaining the plant of the New Brighton Water Company, and the dividends theretofore declared by said company or…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mosoi-iziskee,
This is an appeal from a judgment granting a peremptory writ of mandamus against the two defendant corporations, commanding them “to furnish to The Borough of New Brighton, the plaintiff, a statement of the net cost of constructing and maintaining the plant of the New Brighton Water Company and the dividends heretofore declared by said New Brighton Water Company or its lessee and grantee, and to open the books, papers, and vouchers of said defendants so that the said plaintiff can check and verify said statement.”
The New Brighton Water Company was…
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