Legal Opinion

San Francisco v. Alameda Water Co.

California Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1869PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the District Court, Third Judicial District, Alameda County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Sprague, J. :

The defendant appellant is a corporation organized June 28th, 1865, under the general Act for the incorporation of water companies, passed April 22, 1858, for the purpose, as declared in its articles or certificate of incorporation, of furnishing pure fresh water to the City and County of San Francisco, to the City of Oakland, and to the towns in the County of Alameda, and to the inhabitants thereof, from sources of supply in the County of Alameda, and from other available sources; and respondent is a corporation organized under the same Act, June 3d, 1865, with the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Contra Costa Coal Mines Railroad v. MossCalifornia Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Lake Merced Water Co. v. CowlesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. City of Los Angeles v. PomeroyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Alexandria & Fredericksburg Railway Co. v. Alexandria & Washington RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  3. Carolina-Tennessee Power Co. v. Hiawassee River Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
  4. Power Co. v. . Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
  5. McCarty v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1905

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