Legal Opinion

Coy v. Indianapolis Gas Co.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1897No. 17,993PublishedCited by 55 opinions

From the Marion Superior Court.

1Opinion of the CourtHoward, J.

The sole error assigned on this appeal is that the court sustained a demurrer to appellant’s complaint and to each of its two paragraphs.

It is alleged in the first paragraph of the complaint that the appellee is a corporation possessed of certain powers, immunities and franchises, among which are the right to lay pipes for the supply of natural gas in the streets and alleys of the town of Haughville, and the exclusive right to adjust, supply and handle all such pipes, together with mixers, repairs, connections and appliances necessary in supplying natural gas to consumers, and the exclusive…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. Consolidated Gas Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad v. BuckIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Brown v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. ReaneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875
  5. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. LucasIndiana Supreme Court · 1889

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co. v. BeckettIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Moody v. Gufl Refining Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Denver & R. G. R. v. RodderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900
  4. Indianapolis Union Railway Co. v. WaddingtonIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. GambillTennessee Supreme Court · 1919

50 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API