Chateau Apartments Co. v. City of Wilmington

HERRMANN, Chief Justice.

In this action for an injunction, the plaintiffs appeal from the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of the complaint on the ground that Chancery lacked jurisdiction because the plaintiffs have an adequate remedy at law.

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The plaintiffs are owners of large apartment complexes in Wilmington and suburban New Castle County that receive water service from the Water Department operated by the City of Wilmington. Since 1970, the City has adopted a series of water rates under which those served through the larger sizes of water meters, and who presumably use more water than those…