City of Reno v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by appellee, Sierra Pacific Power Company, a public utility corporation, to enjoin the appellant, city of Reno, a municipal corporation, and its officers, mayor, city engineer, and city attorney, from interfering with water meters it had already established, and with those it intended to establish, in the streets of the city of Reno in connection with its business of furnishing water to the inhabitants thereof. A restraining order was issued, and, after notice and hearing, the court granted a temporary injunction enjoining the appellants from…