Richardson v. City of Greensboro
Supreme Court of North Carolina
CONTROVERSY without action, submitted at August Term, 1917, Superior Court of Guilford, Harding, J., presiding. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The purpose of this proceeding is to compel the defendants to furnish plaintiff water and sewerage service on what is known as the flat rate. From the facts agreed, it appears that the defendant city is the owner of, and operates, a municipal water and sewerage system. No separate charge is made for sewerage, as that is a part of the water service system. The rates for water service are computed according to one or the other of two methods — one called the flat and the other the meter rate.
By the flat rate a consumer’s water rent is computed solely according to the number, nature and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Powell v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Horner v. Oxford Water & Electric Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Exchange & Building Co. v. Roanoke Gas & Water Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1893
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