Village of East Rochester v. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

The litigation in both of these actions arises from an endeavor to establish a municipally owned electric plant in the village of East Rochester. The plant would furnish power to the village for its own purposes, and for compensation would provide power to private customers within the village. In order to carry out such plan the village of East Rochester, through its board of trustees, has presented to the voters by means of a mandatory referendum a proposition as to the establishment of such a project by the village, and at the election a majority of voters approved such project. Unless…