Legal Opinion
Alabama Power Co. v. Cullman County Electric Membership Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 20, 1937No. 6 Div. 70PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
This is a suit by appellant to enjoin appellee from engaging in the electric utility business within the area in which appellant has a permit to serve a like business to the public. The claim is that appellee, though a public utility, has no certificate of convenience and necessity required by section 9795, Code. That section of the Code prohibits the construction of a plant property or facility for the production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of electricity until written application is made to the Public Service Commission, and it shall issue a certificate of…
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