Waterloo Water Co. v. Village of Waterloo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Waterloo Water Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Seneca on the 27th day of October, 1921, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Monroe Special Term, a jury having been waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Davis, J.:
The plaintiff having furnished water to defendant through its hydrants for six months without prior agreement as to rate, sought in this action to recover the reasonable value of the hydrant rental. The defendant on the trial estab’ished its claim that the recovery must be limited by the maximum rate in a “ franchise.” •
To present clearly the issue, it is necessary to state the facts more fully. Having received permission from the trustees of *720defendant village to organize as a water works company as required by statute (Laws of 1873, chap. 737), the plaintiff was incorporated in…
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