Wiregrass Const. v. Tallapoosa River Elec.

This is the appeal of an action on a contract. The trial court, after an ore tenus hearing, entered judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant has appealed the adverse judgment of the trial court and that court's interpretation of the contract.

The dispositive issue before this court is whether the trial court erred in its interpretation of the agreement. We hold that it did and reverse the judgment rendered below.

The record before us reveals the following: The plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract in 1974 under which the plaintiff agreed to furnish electrical service to the…