State ex rel. Bartlett v. Weber

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action brought by the state to enjoin appellants, Nicholas Weber and John Weber, partners doing business as The Wilson Electric Light Company, from constructing an electric line from the city of Wilson, in Ellsworth county, to the city of Dorrance, in Russell county. Under a franchise from the- city of Wilson appellants had built and were operating, .an electric light plant in that city. Recently the city of Dorrance, located about seven miles from Wilson, authorized appellants to construct and operate an electric light…