LOUISVILLE GAS CO. v. CITIZENS' GAS CO.


115 U.S. 683 (1885)

LOUISVILLE GAS COMPANY v. CITIZENS' GAS COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 7, 1885.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John G. Carlisle, Mr. Thomas F. Hargis, Mr. John K. Goodloe, and Mr. Alexander P. Humphrey for plaintiff in error.

Mr. John Mason Brown, Mr. George M. Davie and Mr. William Lindsay for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court. After stating the facts in the language reported above, he continued:

Two of the judges of the State court held that the clause of the Bill of Rights of Kentucky, which declares that "all freemen, when they form a social compact, are equal, and that no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive, separate public emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration...

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