Miller v. Town of Pulaski
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Carroll county, ■on a petition to condemn land. Judgment for the petitioner. .Defendants assign error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The town of Pulaski filed its petition in the Circuit Court ■of the county of Carroll, in which it states that, by virtue oí its charter and the general laws of Virginia, it has authority to erect, equip and operate electric light plants for the purpose of lighting its streets, and to sell light to individuals and ■eoíporations; that in pursuance of said power it owns an ■electric light plant, which it is now operating, and is furnishing lights for its streets and to the citizens of the town, but that it is wholly inadequate for its needs, and it…
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