Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co., 251 U.S. 192 (1920)

Name: Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co., 251 U.S. 192 (1920) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Company

No. 51

Argued October 24, 1919
Decided January 5, 1920
251 U.S. 192

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY

Syllabus

A city cannot regulate the rates chargeable by a water company unless authority to do so has been plainly granted by the legislature. P. 193.

Such authority cannot be implied from powers to grant water companies rights of way in the public streets and grounds and to supervise and control their use. P. 194.

Kentucky Statutes, § 3490(8), (25), (30), (33), considered. Id.

Affirmed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co., 251 U.S. 192 (1920) in 251 U.S. 192 251 U.S. 193. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TH94FDSBMBG85XZ.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co., 251 U.S. 192 (1920), in 251 U.S. 192, page 251 U.S. 193. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TH94FDSBMBG85XZ.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co., 251 U.S. 192 (1920). cited in 1920, 251 U.S. 192, pp.251 U.S. 193. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TH94FDSBMBG85XZ.

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