Legal Opinion
Kraus v. Cleveland City
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Decided October 23, 1953No. 638321PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*421OPINION
By ARTL. J.
The City of Cleveland, a municipal corporation, as one of its proprietary functions, operates a municipal water department through the Department of Public Utilities known as the Division of Water and Heat which furnishes water to approximately 1,200,000 residents of Cuyahoga County, of which approximately 800,000 are residents of the City of Cleveland, through a system of underground mains and pipes, maintained by the City, and the City enjoys a monopoly of the water system therein.
The City through the passage of various resolutions, ordinances and actions of the Board of…
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