Freeport Water Works Co. v. Prager
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEALS BY PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY, IN EQUITY. Nos. 19, 53 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 407 June Term 1885, C. P. in Equity.
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APPEALS BY PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY, IN EQUITY. Nos. 19, 53 October Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 407 June Term 1885, C. P. in Equity. On May 20,1885, the Freeport Water Works Company, a corporation organized under the act of April 29, 1874, P. L. 93, for the supply of water to the public within the borough of Freeport, filed a bill in equity against John Prager, charging that the defendant, without authority of law and in violation of the plaintiffs’ corporate rights, was supplying the public with water in said borough by means of…
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WATER WORKS CO.’S APPEAL.
Opinion,
Mr. Chief Justice Paxson:
The Freeport Water Works Company, appellant in this case, was duly incorporated on January 12, 1883, under and by virtue of the provisions of the act of assembly approved April 29, 1874, for the purpose of supplying the borough of Freeport with water. An organization was had under its charter, works were erected, and the company is now furnishing water to those of the inhabitants who desire to take it. This bill was filed in the court below against John Prager, the appellee, for the purpose of restraining him from supplying water to…
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