Holston River Electric Co. v. Hydro Electric Corp.

delivered tlie opinion of the Court.

By overruling a demurrer filed by the complainant, Holston River Electric Company, to the defendant’s cross-bill, the chancellor ruled that a franchise issued in 1932 by the town of Rogersville to the Hydro Electric Corporation, authorizing it to distribute and sell electric power within the city, was valid and effective without approval of the Railroad and Public Utilities Commission of the state.

Complainant’s appeal, granted by the chancellor in his discretion, presents this ruling for review.

At the time the municipal franchise was granted to the Hydro…