Oglethorpe Power Corp. v. Goss

Bell, Justice.

Oglethorpe Power Corporation is incorporated under the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Act, see OCGA Ch. 46-3, Art. 4, for the purposes of, inter alia, providing electric energy and service to its members and others. Pursuant to OCGA § 46-3-201 (b) (9), Oglethorpe Power was granted the power of eminent domain in order to enable it to effectuate its corporate purposes. In accordance with its corporate purposes and statutory powers, Oglethorpe Power’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution on February 14, 1983 stating that it had determined the necessity for the…