Ferris v. Carson Water Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Ormsby County. The facts appear in the opinion. I. Defendant is estopped by the contract from denying the interest of the city in the property, or its authority to make the contract. Having made and ratified the contract and taken the benefits which it confers, defendant must also bear the obligations which it imposes.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Ormsby County. The facts appear in the opinion. I. Defendant is estopped by the contract from denying the interest of the city in the property, or its authority to make the contract. Having made and ratified the contract and taken the benefits which it confers, defendant must also bear the obligations which it imposes. (Herman on Estoppels, secs. 467-471, 473, 474; Stevenson v. Newnham, 13 C. B. 302; Atkinson v. Neiucastle and G. W. Co., 6 Ex. (Law Hep.) 404; People v. Common Council of Utica, 65 Barb. 9, 21; Argenti v. San…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Belknap, J.:
The complaint in this case contains two counts, to each of which the defendant demurred generally. The demurrer was sustained by the district court, and the case comes before us upon an exception to this ruling." In one count it is alleged that the defendant entered into a contract with the town of Carson City, a municipal corporation, on behalf of and for the benefit of its inhabitants, to supply it with water for the extinguishment of fires. That for this purpose fire plugs were established at various places in the town, and, among other places, at a point within a…
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- Davis v. Clinton Water Works Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1880
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