Springer-Eubank Co. v. Four County Electric Membership Corp.

MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, who are four independent distributors and suppliers of propane gas in southeastern North Carolina, filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief permanently enjoining defendants from distributing and supplying propane gas in that geographic area and requiring defendants to “divest themselves of their interests in” Four County Propane, L.L.C. (“Propane”). Defendant Four County Electric Membership Corporation (“Four County”) is a non-profit corporation, existing and operating pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 117 of the North Carolina…