CEDAR RAPIDS GAS CO. v. CEDAR RAPIDS

No. 163.

223 U.S. 655 (1912)

CEDAR RAPIDS GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 11, 1912.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James H. Trewin, with whom Mr. John N. Hughes and Mr. John M. Grim were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. James W. Jamison and Mr. William Chamberlain, with whom Mr. John M. Redmond was on the brief, for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill brought by the plaintiff in error to restrain the enforcement of an ordinance fixing ninety cents per thousand cubic feet as the highest price to be charged in Cedar Rapids for gas. As the ordinance was passed in 1906 and had not yet been enforced, the Supreme Court of the State dismissed the bill without prejudice to a later suit after it should have been...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases