J. N. Matthews Co. v. City of Buffalo

For some years prior to June 13, 1910, the plaintiff has been furnished water by the defendant for the operation of the passenger and freight elevators and fire sprinkler system in its build*597ing at the corner of Washington and Exchange streets, in the city of Buffalo; such water being taken through an unmetered, four-inch pipe connected with defendant’s main in Washington street, discharging into a 10,000-gallon tank in the basement of plaintiff’s building, the pressure of water being about 30 pounds per square inch. To regulate the discharge a valve was placed at the end of the pipe in the…