New Orleans Water Works Co. v. New Orleans
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE 'CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb.. Justice Hablan
delivered the opinion of thé court.
This suit was determined in the court below upon demurrer to the bill. The question presented is whether the bill set forth a cause of action entitling the appellant, who was the plaintiff below, to the relief asked.
The case made by the bill is substantially as follows: By the fifth section of the act of the general assembly of Louisiana, commonly known as Act No. 33, Extra Session of 1877, it was provided that the New Orleans Water Works Company, in its corporate capacity, should own and possess the privileges acquired by the city of New…
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