Chandler Investment Co. v. Whitehaven Utility District

The Whitehaven Utility District appeals from a decree of the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, authorizing the complainant, below, Chandler Investment Company, to contract with the Light, Gas and Water Division of the City of Memphis for service of water to its subdivision known as Adanac Gardens located within the geographical limits of the Whitehaven Utility District. The Utility District insists upon this appeal that by statute it is given the exclusive franchise to furnish water within its area, and therefore, neither the Light, Gas and Water Division of the City of Memphis nor…