Sewickley Borough School District v. Ohio Valley Gas Co.

Citations

• 154 Pa. 539
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 931

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Contract—Municipalities—Gas Company.</p> <p>Defendant, a natural gas company, in consideration of privileges granted to it by a borough, agreed to furnish gas free of cost to the public buildings and churches of the borough, with the proviso however that if similar privileges should be granted to another company, the burden should be decreased pro rata according to the number of franchises granted. Subsequently similar privileges were granted to another company, and defendant agreed to furnish the schoolhouse and one church with gas, if the second company would furnish the other public buildings and churches.</p> <p>Reid, on a bill in equity to enjoin defendant from cutting off the supply of gas from the schoolhouse, that the contract was valid and would be enforced in equity.</p>