Appalachian Electric Power Co. v. County Court of Kanawha County

Litz, President :

This is an action by the Appalachian Electric Power Company, a public service corporation, against the county court of Kanawha County to recover charges for electricity furnished by plaintiff to light the Patrick Street Bridge, connecting the cities of Charleston and South Charleston over state highway routes Nos. 2 and 13 and U. S. highway routes Nos. 21 and 60.

April 13, 1930, the county court and the power company entered into a written contract whereby the court agreed to purchase of the power company, during a period of ten years, electricity to light the bridge, which…