Texas Power & Light Company v. City of Garland

DISSENTING OPINION

CALVERT, Chief Justice.

Because this case is of tremendous importance to all Texas municipalities and to all public utility corporations operating under franchises granted by municipalities, the issues should be clearly stated and my areas of disagreement with the majority opinion should be sharply defined.

Texas Power & Light Company’s action for injunctive relief was predicated on two theories: (1) that the city ordinance requiring it to obtain a permit before installing facilities extending its lines in the corporate limits of the City of Garland is vio-lative of the…