Pittsburgh v. Brace Bros.
Citations
- 158 Pa. 174
- 27 A. 854
- 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1564
Syllabus
<p>Municipalities — Power to enforce lien for water outside of limits of city— Act of March 7, 1843, sec. 4.</p> <p>Under the act of March 7, 1843, § 4, P. L. 47, which empowers the city of Pittsburgh “ to recover water rents due and unpaid beyond the limits of the city, as well as within the same, in the same way as city taxes are now recoverable,” the city may furnish water to property outside of the municipal limits, and enforce the collection of the water rents by the entry of a lien therefor against the real estate upon which the water was furnished, according to the contract made with the customer.</p>
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Judges: Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Sterrett, Thompson, Williams
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