Arkansas-Missouri Power Co. v. Brown

Kirby, J.,

(after stating the facts). It has long been settled law that, where a municipal corporation by ordinance grants ia franchise to a public service corporation to furnish electricity or gas to its inhabitants upon certain rates, terms and conditions, which are accepted in writing by the public service company, a contract between the parties is constituted, by which their rights ¡are to be determined, the terms and conditions becoming binding on the municipality and the company. Pocahontas v. Central Power & Light Co., 152 Ark. 276, 244 S. W. 712; Arkansas Light & Power Co. v. Cooley,…