State ex rel. St. Joseph Water Co. v. Geiger
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) The contract in question is analogous to contracts for the public supply of water by municipalities in which it is held “that no indebtedness of the city (within the meaning of Sec. 12, Art. 10, of the Constitution) accrues under the contract until the supply of water has been furnished, as agreed, year by year.”
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Mandamus. (1) The contract in question is analogous to contracts for the public supply of water by municipalities in which it is held “that no indebtedness of the city (within the meaning of Sec. 12, Art. 10, of the Constitution) accrues under the contract until the supply of water has been furnished, as agreed, year by year.” Water Co. v. Lamar, 140 Mo. 145; Saleno v. Neosho, 127 Mo. 627; Water Co. v. Lamar, 128 Mo. 188; Water Co. v. Neosho, 136 Mo. 498; Trask v. County, 210 Mo. 596. The contract in controversy expressly provides that the “party of the second part hereby agrees to take its…
1Opinion of the CourtKennish, J.
This original proceeding in mandamus was brought by relator, the St. Joseph Water Company, a corporation owning and operating a waterworks system at the city of St. Joseph, this State,, against the board of managers of State Hospital Number 2, located within the corporate limits of said city. Relator claims a balance due, for water supplied to said hospital, in the sum of $2186.33, which respondents refuse to pay, and the purpose of this suit is to coerce the payment of such claim by the writ of this court, commanding the respondents to comply with the statutory provisions in the .allowance…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Louis Gaslight Co. v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- City of Des Moines v. Des Moines Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Indiana Railway Co. v. HoffmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
- People v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
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- State Ex Rel. Public Water Supply District No. 2 of Jackson County v. BurtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- State ex rel. St. Joseph Water Co. v. EastinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- White v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
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