Pingree v. Mutual Gas Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Carpenter, J. Assumpsit by Hazen S. Pingree against the Mutual Gas Company to recover overcharges for gas furnished. From a judgment for plaintiff upon verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcGrath, C. J.
Plaintiff paid to defendant during the years 1887 to 1892, inclusive, for gas consumed upon his premises, an aggregate amount of $181.34 in excess of the rates prescribed by the ordinance under which the company operated. The payments were made upon monthly bills rendered on the first of each month, for the gas consumed during the previous month. The testimony is not reported, but, instead, are concessions; and it is conceded that, at the time of the payment of the *157bills, plaintiff did not know what the average charge was in the cities named in the ordinance. Plaintiff recovered. Defendant…
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