Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1940No. 7621PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiffs in error are the City of West University Place and its officers. They will be referred to collectively as the City. Defendant in error Houston Lighting and Power Company is a Texas corporation engaged in the business of generating, transmitting and distributing electric current for use by the public. It will be called the Company. The City was incorporated in 1925 by general law. From 1925 to 1930 the Company furnished electric service to the City and its inhabitans without having the formal consent of the City. In 1930 the City adopted a franchise ordinance, which was accepted by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- City of Brownwood v. Brown Telegraph & Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Galveston & Western Railway Co. v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Palestine Water & Power Co. v. City of PalestineTexas Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Payne v. MasseyTexas Supreme Court · 1946
- Reed v. City of WacoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Incorporated Town of Hempstead v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1947
- Texas Power & Light Company v. JacobsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- City of Houston v. PUBLIC UTILITY COM'N OF TEX.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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