Legal Opinion

R. R. v. . Power Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 24, 1920PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from an order made in the cause reported 179 N.C. 19, rehearing p. 331. It was decided in that case that the defendant is a public-service corporation, enjoying the right of eminent domain in North Carolina, and that it may be compelled to furnish the electric current to the plaintiff and other customers without unjust discrimination. It has been further held that a mandamus lies to compel the defendant to continue furnishing current to the plaintiffs at the same rate that the defendant furnishes it to other customers who are similarly situated with the plaintiffs. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Etheridge v. . WoodleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  2. Garrison v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  3. Lumber Co. v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  4. Merchants National Bank v. NewtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership v. Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
  2. State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  3. North Carolina Public Service Co. v. Southern Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1922
  4. State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Utility Customers Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  5. Gray v. Central Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1921

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