Hale v. Farmers Electric Membership Corporation

BICKLEY, Chief Justice.

The plaintiffs (appellees) are the operators of two, single wire, grounded telephone systems operating in the counties of Curry and Quay, and have been giving telephone service to rural residents for several years.

The defendant, consisting of' some 600 farmers in said counties, are organized into-a rural electrical non-profit association and incorporated under the provisions of Chap. 100 of the N. M. Session Laws of 1937. The defendant secured a permit to construct its electric power system from the Rural Electrification Administration, a federal agency, and a loan in…