Plainfield-Union Water Co. v. Inhabitants of Plainfield

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

This is a certiorari proceeding. The writ brings up for review an order made by a justice of the Supreme Court appointing commissioners to condemn a part of the property and franchises of the Plainfield-Enion Water Company, on the petition of the inhabitants of the city of Plainfield. The water company is a corporation formed by the consolidation of the Plainfield Water Supply Company and the Union Water Company, under and pursuant to legislative authority conferred for that purpose by sections 104 et seq. of the General…