Legal Opinion
Blue Ridge Interurban Railroad v. Oates
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 13, 1913Published
Appeal by defendants from Lyon, J., at May Term, 1913, of HENDERSON.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
The Hendersonville Light and Power Company was chartered in 1904 for the purpose of supplying electric lights and power to Hendersonville and the surrounding community. Its piower plant is located on Big Hungry Creek near Hendersonville; its lands consisting of three small tracts known as Power No. 1, Power No. 2, and Power No. 3, the first only being fully developed and supplying the electric power used at this time. The second is partly developed, and the third held for development in connection with the others. The company has furnished for ten years electric light and power to the people…
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