Legal Opinion

North Carolina Public Service Co. v. Southern Power Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 11, 1921PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal by defendant from Bay, J., at December Term, 1920, of Guilford. Tbis is a controversy pending in tbe Superior Court of Guilford County wherein the plaintiffs filed petition for a writ of mandamus, praying that the defendant be required to furnish electric current and power to the plaintiff, North Carolina Public Service Company, through its substations at Greensboro and High Point, for use in operating the street-car lines in both of said cities, and for the use and…

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Appeal by defendant from Bay, J., at December Term, 1920, of Guilford. Tbis is a controversy pending in tbe Superior Court of Guilford County wherein the plaintiffs filed petition for a writ of mandamus, praying that the defendant be required to furnish electric current and power to the plaintiff, North Carolina Public Service Company, through its substations at Greensboro and High Point, for use in operating the street-car lines in both of said cities, and for the use and benefit of the municipalities and the citizens thereof for light and power, as is now being furnished. In apt time the…

1Opinion of the Court

This is a controversy pending in the Superior Court of Guilford County wherein the plaintiffs filed petition for a writ of mandamus, praying that the defendant be required to furnish electric current and power to the plaintiff, North Carolina Public Service Company, through its substations at Greensboro and High Point, for use in operating the street-car lines in both of said cities, and for the use and benefit of the municipalities and the citizens thereof for light and power, as is now being furnished.

In apt time the defendant, observing the requisite formalities, filed a petition for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Great Northern Railway Co. v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  2. Powers v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. Freeman v. HoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
  4. Ayers v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Rosenbaum v. BauerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Erickson v. StarlingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. North Carolina Public Service Co. v. Southern Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1922
  3. Ray v. Hill Veneer Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  4. Strunks v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  5. Erickson v. StarlingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952

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