New Orleans Waterworks Co. v. Louisiana Sugar Refining Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1888-03-19

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Mr. Justice Gray, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiff in its original petition relied on a charter from the legislature of Louisiana, which granted to it the' exclusive privilege of supplying the city of New Orleans and its inhabitants with water from the Mississippi River, but provided that the city counc…

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