Legal Opinion
West Tennessee Power & Light Co. v. City of Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1938No. 7879PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Circuit Judge.
This is an equity case in which appellant, a private utility generating and distributing electric power, seeks to enjoin the City of Jackson, Tennessee, from building or acquiring an electric distribution system and supplying its inhabitants with electric current. An injunction is also prayed for, restraining appellees ' from selling bonds and carrying out a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority for the resale of energy purchased from the Authority. The District Court denied the motion for preliminary injunction and dismissed the bill for want of equity.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Alabama Power Co. v. IckesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. PottorffSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hamilton Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Hamilton CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Knoxville Water Co. v. KnoxvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by6 opinions
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