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Iloilo Ice And Cold Storage Co. Vs. Municipal Council Of Iloilo, Et Al. 024 Phil 471

THE ILOILO ICE AND COLD STORAGE COMPANY, plaintiff-appellee, vs. THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF ILOILO ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 7012 | 1913-03-26

D E C I S I O N


TRENT, J.:

According to the pleadings, the plaintiff, upon authority granted by the defendant, constructed an ice and cold storage plant in the city of Iloilo. Some time after the plant had been completed and was in operation, nearby residents made complaints to the defendant that the smoke from the plant was very injurious to their health and comfort. Thereupon the defendant appointed a committee to investigate and report upon the matters contained in said complaints. The committee reported that the complaints were well founded. The defendant council then passed a resolution which reads in part as follows:

"That after...