McClaugherty v. Water Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Petition of N. H. MeClaugherty for writ of mandamus against the Bluefield Waterworks & Improvement Company.-
1Opinion of the Court
BRANNON, Judge:
The Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Company is a corporation supplying the' city of Bluefield with water. N. H. MeClaugherty is a resident of that city owning a. lot fronting on one of its streets. He had a contract with the water company to furnish his residence with water. lie filed a petition 'in this Court alleging that the water company had cut off the water from his premises, and asking a mandamus to compel the water company to restore' water to his premises. The company laid a main pipe for carriage of water along.that street.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dickerman v. Northern Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Richmond v. Dubuque & Sioux City R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Pence v. BryantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
- Gleason v. Waukesha CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- International Water Co. v. City of El PasoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
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- Goodloe v. City of RichmondCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
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