Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. v. Duke Power Co.

Contracts between public utilities and membership corporations containing provisions restricting the right of one of the contracting parties to provide service to applicants have fertilized the field, and controversy thrives. Membership Corp. v. Light Co., 255 N.C. 258, 120 S.E. 2d 749; Power Co. v. Membership Corp., 253 N.C. 596, 117 S.E. 2d 812, s.c. 256 N.C. 62, 122 S.E. 2d 782; Member ship Corp. v. Light Co., 253 N.C. 610, 117 S.E. 2d 764, s.c. 256 N.C. 56, 122 S.E. 2d 761; Montana-Dakota Util. Co. v. Williams E. Coop., 263 F. 2d 431, 70 A.L.R. 2d 1318; Pennsylvania W. & P. Co. v.…