Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Knox County. Joseph W. SNeed, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This suit arises out of an effort upon the part of the city of Knoxville to enforce an ordinance which affects the defendant water company, and, as it claims, seriously interferes with its operations, and unlawfully encroaches upon its franchises and vested rights. The water company has a valuable plant at Knoxville, which it has erected and operated under contracts and ordinances made by the city of Knoxville, and it has valuable franchises in the furnishing of water to the city and people. The relative rights of the city and water company, and their obligations, one to the other, appear to…
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