Bowden v. York Shore Water Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This is a bill in equity brought by Samuel M. Bowden against the York Shore Water Company, a corporation, asking for an injunction against said York Shore Water Company restraining it and its successors, assigns, attorneys, agents and officers from taking said real estate of said plaintiff, as in said bill set forth, etc. Answer and replication were respectively filed.
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On report. This is a bill in equity brought by Samuel M. Bowden against the York Shore Water Company, a corporation, asking for an injunction against said York Shore Water Company restraining it and its successors, assigns, attorneys, agents and officers from taking said real estate of said plaintiff, as in said bill set forth, etc. Answer and replication were respectively filed. At the conclusion of the evidence in this cause, the same was reported to the Law Court, to be determined upon so much of the foregoing evidence as is admissible, the Law Court to order such decree as justice and…
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, C. J.
Bill in equity praying for an injunction to stay condemnation proceedings by which the defendant is attempting to take the plaintiff’s land by an exercise of the power of eminent domain. The case comes up on report.
The defendant is a water company chartered by the Legislature for the purpose “of supplying the towns of York and Wells, or any part thereof, or residents therein, with pure water for domestic, manufacturing and municipal purposes.” For these purposes, the corporation is authorized by its charter (Private and Special Laws of 1911, ch. 256) “to take, hold, protect and use the water…
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