Legal Opinion
James Cable Partners, L.P. v. City of Jamestown
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 22, 1991PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARMER, Judge.
On March 14, 1977, the defendant, City of Jamestown, Tennessee, (hereinafter “City”) adopted an ordinance which granted Clarence Harding, plaintiff’s predecessor in interest:
the exclusive right to erect, maintain, operate and utilize facilities for the operation of communications systems and additions thereto in the streets of the City for a period of 25 years, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the United States of America and the state of Tennessee, and the Charter, regulatory ordinance and regulations of the City.
The exclusive franchise was subsequently…
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