Spring Water Co. v. Town of Monroe
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Black, J., entered May 9, 1908, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to enjoin a town from interfering with a water system belonging to the plaintiff.
1Per curiam
Action by Spring Water Company, a corporation, against the town of Monroe, a municipal corporation, to enjoin and restrain the defendant from tearing up or interfering with water pipes belonging to the plaintiff. *196A demurrer being sustained to the complaint, the plaintiff declined to plead further, the action was dismissed, and the plaintiff has appealed.
The only question before us is the sufficiency of the complaint. It alleged, that on June 17, 1901, the commissioners of Snohomish county granted to the appellant a franchise for fifty years, to lay down and maintain water mains and pipes…
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