Mississippi Power Co. v. Cochran

This is an appeal by the Mississippi Power Company from a judgment of the circuit court of Scott county awarding the appellee, W. J. Cochran, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars as damages alleged to have been sustained by him because the appellant wrongfully discontinued furnishing him electric power for the operation of his cotton gin plant.

Prior to the fall of 1928, the appellee owned and operated a cotton ginning plant, using for that purpose steam power. During that fall he installed electrical appliances and began using electric power in the operation of this plant. On April 4,…