City of La Follette v. La Follette Water, Light & Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Edward T. Sanford, Judge. Suit in equity by the Ea Eollette Water, Eight & Telephone Company against the City of La Eolletie 'and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants bring error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Edward T. Sanford, Judge. Suit in equity by the Ea Eollette Water, Eight & Telephone Company against the City of La Eolletie 'and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants bring error. The city of La Follette, by ordinance contract of Juno 6, 1905, in terms granted appellee an exclusive franchise for 30 years for constructing and maintaining a system for supplying wafer, electric light, and telephone service to the city and its inhabitants and vicinity. The ordinance contained provisions fixing…
1Per curiam
The view we take of the merits of the case makes it unnecessary to consider appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that appellants waived their right thereto by accepting the benefits of the terms of the decree in their favor, imposed on ap-pellee as conditions of granting it relief.
After careful consideration of the record, and of the able and thorough briefs and arguments of counsel, we are convinced that Judge *776Sanford made an eminently proper disposition of the case. His painstaking discussion of both the testimony and the applicable law make extended discussion on our part…
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