Mayor of Hagerstown v. Littleton

The questions arising on this appeal are presented by a demurrer tot a bill in equity for an injunction, to restrain the appellants from building an electric light plant, under chapter 40 of the Acts of 1920, and from issuing or disposing of any bonds, upon the credit of the City of Hagerstown, to pay for any such plant, without having first obtained a permit or certificate of authority from the Public S'ervice Commission of Maryland to construct the plant.

The plaintiffs are residents of Hagerstown, Washington County, and payers of taxes levied by the Mayor and City Council of Hagerstown on…