Legal Opinion
Town of Culpeper v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided August 28, 1974No. Record 730938PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The question here is whether a franchised public utility operating electric distribution lines and facilities in a specified rural area outside the corporate limits of a town has a right to continue serving its customers after the area is annexed by the town.
Virginia Electric and Power Company and Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative, Inc., had for a number of years owned and operated electric distribution facilities within that portion of Culpeper County which was annexed into the Town of Culpeper as of December 31, 1967. Approximately 1,300 homes and businesses were furnished electric…
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