Exchange & Building Co. v. Roanoke Gas & Water Co.

Citations

• 90 Va. 83
• 17 S.E. 789
• 1893 Va. LEXIS 15

Syllabus

<p>Water Companies — Powers—Meters.—The charter of a water company provides that all water rates shall be uniform throughout the city for the same class of service, and designates special charges for hydrants, but also provides that the charge shall not exceed a certain sum per hundred gallons for the amount supplied.</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>The company may use either the hydrant as a means of charge or any other reliable instrument which will measure the quantity used, and charge some of its customers by the gallon, and at the same time charge others by the hydrant, though it cannot lawfully discriminate between water taxes of the same class. /</p>