Troup County Electric Membership Corp. v. Traylor

McMurray, Chief Judge.

In approximately April 1977, when the Troup County Electric Membership Corporation changed its practice of allowing its customers to read their own meters and began taking the meter readings itself, a large discrepancy was discovered between the meter readings reported by one of its customers, David Traylor, and the meter readings taken by one of its employees. Accordingly, the power company computed a bill based on the meter readings of its employee and sent it to Mr. Traylor for collection. Traylor failed to pay the bill and was notified that arrangements would have to…