Hieronymus Bros. v. Bienville Water Supply Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court. Tried before the Hon. William S. Anderson. This is an action brought by appellants against appellee, • and 'counted upon the breach of a contract entered into by Hieronymus Brothers, appellants, and Bienville Water Supply Company, appellee, in January, 1894, by which the water company agreed to furnish water to appellants for general use in their saw mill, at a special rate, to be paid, for monthly, and also to furnish water to a fire…
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Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court. Tried before the Hon. William S. Anderson. This is an action brought by appellants against appellee, • and 'counted upon the breach of a contract entered into by Hieronymus Brothers, appellants, and Bienville Water Supply Company, appellee, in January, 1894, by which the water company agreed to furnish water to appellants for general use in their saw mill, at a special rate, to be paid, for monthly, and also to furnish water to a fire hydrant at a stipulated rate, payable in semi-annual installments on the first day of May and November of each year. The…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
This suit is upon a -contract which included an undertaking on defendant's part to supply u ater to- a hydrant at plaintiffs’ saw mill, and intended to be used for the extinguishment of fires. The cause of action averred is in substance that defendant on April 17th, 1S9J, discontinued the supply of water in consequence -of which, on April 20th, 1897, plaintiffs suffered a loss by fire of their mill and other property located thereat. The seventh -count of the complaint -sets out the contract relied on a® having been in writing and which -contains recitals of the uses for which the water whs…
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