Columbus Ry., Power & Light Co. v. City of Columbus
District Court, S.D. Ohio
In Equity. Suit by the Columbus Railway, Power & Light Company against the City of Columbus, Ohio, George J. Karb, Mayor, and others. On motion by complainant for preliminary injunction, and by defendants to dismiss.
1Opinion of the Court
WESTENHAVER, District Judge.
This cause has been heard and submitted on complainant’s application for a preliminary injunction, based on its verified bill and affidavits, and on defendants’ motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, and' because a valid cause of action in equity is not stated. These respective motions have been elaborately argued, both orally and by briefs. Due consideration has been given to the many authorities cited and the several contentions made, but this opinion will deal only with such as seem to me vital and controlling.
The complainant is a corporation organized…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Detroit v. Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- City and County of Denver v. Denver Union Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- City Railway Co. v. Citizens' Street RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Barney v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Attorney General v. Detroit United RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
- Muscatine Lighting Co. v. City of MuscatineDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1919
- Clark Co. v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Toth v. SilbertDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1960
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