CITY OF HOUSTON v. MEMORIAL BEND UTILITY COMPANY

No. 13555.

331 S.W.2d 418 (1960)

CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant, v. MEMORIAL BEND UTILITY COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

January 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. H. Burks, City Atty., John Gano, Senior Asst. City Atty., Charles F. Weaver, Asst. City Atty., Houston, for appellant.

Dow & Dow, Melvin A. Dow, Houston (Howard W. Edmunds, Houston, of counsel), for appellee.


BELL, Chief Justice.

The appellee is a private utility furnishing water and sanitary sewer service to residents of a defined area in the City of Houston. Prior to December 31, 1956, the territory served was outside the limits of the City. As a result of annexation, a part of the area served by appellee became a part of the City of Houston. At the time of annexation appellee was charging rates for services rendered by it according to a rate schedule promulgated by...

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