Johnson v. State of Georgia

Hall, Judge.

The City of Chickamauga contends that it had the discretionary power to contract to purchase power from the Georgia Power Company or the TVA and that in keeping with its own best interest it chose the latter. We agree that in general such an exercise of legislative discretion is reviewable only at the ballot box. If under our Constitution and laws, a municipal corporation lawfully undertakes to establish and operate an electric distribution system and opens its arms to invite the TVA to supply the power, it is not for this or any other court to forbid the embrace. Nevertheless, we…