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WILLIAMS v. MARVEL

158 A.2d 486 (1960)

Matter of A. B. WILLIAMS, individually and on behalf of the class consisting of certain landowners in the State of Kansas, Relators, v. Vice Chancellor MARVEL, the Wichita Water Company, a Delaware corporation, and the American Water Works Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

March 2, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Hurley, Wilmington, and Kenneth G. Speir of Speir, Stroberg & Sizemore, Newton, Kan., for relators.

Aaron Finger of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, and Norman T. Hayes, Jr., of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for respondents.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.

SOUTHERLAND, Chief Justice.

The suit in the court below concerns a claim of plaintiffs (relators here) to be reimbursed for water claimed to have been withdrawn from and under their lands.

Plaintiffs sought discovery from the defendants. (1) They asked for the production of certain documents; and (2) they took the deposition of the president of one of the defendants. The defendants objected to producing the documents, and, in the course of the deposition,...

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