v0619-725

IN THE

United States Circuit

Court of Appeals

FOR THE

NINTH CIRCUIT

BOISE CITY, A Municipal Corporation of

the State of Idaho (Plaintiff),

Plaintiff in Error

vs.

THE BOISE ARTESIAN HOT AND

COLD WATER COMPANY, LIMITED,

(a Corporation), (Defendant),

Defendant in Error

r

BRIEF OF DEFENDANT IN ERROR

Upon Writ of Error to the United States Circuit Court for the

District of Idaho, Central Division.

STATEMENT OF CASE.

This is an action at law originally commenced by Boise

City in the State court against the defendant water com-

pany to collect over ten thousand dollars claimed to be due

under a city ordinance which seeks to impose a tax upon

defendant for using the streets of the city. The defendant

company is organized under the laws of West Virginia and

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