Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. City of Covington

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing;

Tlie appellants, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, et al., own and operate a line of road through, the city of Covington, crossing several of its streets. It also has yards and repair shops in and adjacent to said city. Its road was constructed moré than sixty years ago, and as much as thirty years ago it entered into a contract with the city of Covington by which the city of Covington was to and did supply the railroad company with water for its engines, yards and shops for all purposes, at the price of three (3) cents per 100 cubic feet,…