Newburyport Water Co. v. Newburyport
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR • THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. The Newburyport Water Company, appellant, is a Massachusetts corporation created by. special act on April 23, 1880, ' which act was subject to alteration, amendment or repeal at the pleasure of the legislature. As authorized by its charter, the water company established,. a water supply system in the city of Newburyport.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR • THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. The Newburyport Water Company, appellant, is a Massachusetts corporation created by. special act on April 23, 1880, ' which act was subject to alteration, amendment or repeal at the pleasure of the legislature. As authorized by its charter, the water company established,. a water supply system in the city of Newburyport. On August 17, 1880, the water company entered into a contract with the city to furnish .water, for fire purposes, during a term of twenty years, with the privilege to the city of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
At the threshold we are met with the objection, raised below and urged át bar, that the Circuit Court was without jurisdiction, because the bill on its face did pot state a case arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States, within the intendment of the act of August 13, 1888. 25 Stat. 433. As the case is here on direct' appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court of the United States, the solution of this question necessarily involves also deciding whether the cause was properly brought to this court. As the existence of the constitutional question-is the only basis of the…
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