United Carbon Co. v. Campbellsville Gas Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

— Reversing.

The appellant, United Carbon Company, is the owner of a large number of natural gas wells scattered over Taylor and Green counties. Part of the gas it secures from these wells it sells to the Taylor-Green Gas Company, which supplies the gas under a franchise to the residents of the town of Campbellsville. These two companies have been thus engaged for several years last past. In the early history of the gas field of Taylor and Green counties, the gas pressure was quite strong, but, due to the activities of a carbon black plant, which has since…