Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Commonwealth

In 1909 the Virginia Railway and Power Company was chartered under the laws of the State of Virginia as a public service corporation. Subsequently its name was changed to Virginia Electric and Power Company. By virtue of its original charter and amendments thereto, and through merger agreements with other corporations, it has the charter power to conduct the following five separate businesses and “to do all other things and carry on all other kinds of business reasonably incidental or appurtenant thereto or in aid thereof,” viz:(1) An electric street railway business in the cities of…