City of Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co.

Citations

• 251 U.S. 192
• 40 S. Ct. 123
• 64 L. Ed. 221
• 1920 U.S. LEXIS 1726

Syllabus

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Kentucky Statutes, § 3490 (8), (25), (30), (33), considered. Id.</p> <p>• Affirmed.</p>