City of El Paso v. State Line, Inc.

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This appeal, from the granting of a permanent injunction, involves the right of a publicly owned utility company to refuse water service to a party who seeks such service beyond the boundaries of both the City and the State. The City of El Paso owns and operates El Paso Water Utilities which provides water and sewer service to both the residents and some non-residents of the City of El Paso. See Article 1108, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann., and El Paso City Charter, Section 92. The State Line, Inc., operates a restaurant located on leased land which lies both in Texas and New…