City of Danville v. Danville Water Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. F- Bookwalter, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit, brought by the defendant in error, the Danville Water Company, against the plaintiff in error, the city of Danville, to recover from the city for a supply of water, furnished to the city by the water company through its hydrants for the quarter beginning May 1, 1895, and ending August 1, 1895, the declaration charging that, according to the terms…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Vermilion county; the Hon. F- Bookwalter, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit, brought by the defendant in error, the Danville Water Company, against the plaintiff in error, the city of Danville, to recover from the city for a supply of water, furnished to the city by the water company through its hydrants for the quarter beginning May 1, 1895, and ending August 1, 1895, the declaration charging that, according to the terms of the ordinance under which the water company claims to have constructed its water-works and furnished water to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—The first question presented is this: Was ordinance No. 517, passed on January 17, 1895, a valid enactment? If this question be answered in the affirmative, then the first and second special pleas of the city presented a defense as to all of the cause of action of the water company except $1930.00; and it was error to sustain a demurrer to such pleas. To determine the question whether the ordinance of January 17, 1895, was a valid ordinance or not, it is necessary to determine whether or not the act of June 6, 1891, referred to in the statement preceding" this opinion, and under and in…
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