Legal Opinion
El Dorado v. Citizens' Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 7, 1923PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The council of the city of El Dorado passed an ordinance on August 17, 1922, granting a franchise to J. A. Rowland and eight other citizens of the municipality to construct and operate a system for furnishing light and water in the city, and the franchise was subsequently assigned by the original holders to the Citizens’ Light & Power Company, a domestic corporation. Prior to that time a franchise, for" similar purposes, not exclusive, had been granted to the Arkansas Light & Power Company, and that company is' operating in the city. • ' '•
On August 25, 1922, the city council passed another…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cox v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Lackey v. Fayetteville Water Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Euper v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- American Freehold Land Mortgage Co. v. McManusSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1900
- Hot Springs Electric Light Co. v. Hot SpringsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
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3Cited by9 opinions
- City of Fort Smith v. O.K. Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Adams v. SimsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1964
- Natural Gas & Fuel Corp. v. Norphlet Gas & Water Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
- Citizens' Pipe Line Co. v. Twin City Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
- Donovan v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1956
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