Legal Opinion
Johnson County Gas Co. v. Stafford
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided March 9, 1923PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Turner, Commissioner—
Reversing.
In July, 1912, the hoard of trustees of the town of Paintsville, then a town of the sixth class, hy ordinance directed the sale of a franchise granting the right and privilege of furnishing and supplying that town and its inhabitants with natural gas for heating and lighting purposes, carrying with it the right to the purchaser to lay, maintain and operate gas pipes in the town for that purpose.
*211Thereafter, such franchise was ■ sold and W. J. Rowland became the purchaser,-and on-the 1st day of August, 1912, the franchise was granted to him,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. City of Springfield v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Cedar Rapids Gas Light Co. v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Public Util. Comm'n of Kan. v. LandonSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Lincoln Gas & Electric Light Co. v. City of LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Western States Utilities Co. v. City of WasecaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Kizior v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- Russell v. Kentucky Utilities CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- City of Campbellsville v. Taylor County Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
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