Appalachian Power Co. v. John Stewart Walker, Inc.

214 Va. 524 (1974)

APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY

v.

JOHN STEWART WALKER, INC.

Record No. 8243.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 14, 1974.

Wm. Rosenberger, Jr., for appellant.

S. J. Thompson, Jr., (Caskie, Frost, Davidson, Hobbs & Hamblen, on brief), for appellee.

Present, All the Justices.

1. Jury awarded Walker damages from Appalachian for failure to reduce to writing promotional contract involving free installation of underground facilities, in time to avoid proscription of such contracts by Corporation Commission. While Corporation Commission is clothed with both legislative and judicial powers,…