Legal Opinion

Chumbley v. Duck River Electric Membership Corp.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 1958PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston

Complainant filed his original bill in which he alleged that he-is the owner of property known as the Old Stone Fort, located about a quarter of a mile from highway No. 41 and about one mile from Manchester, Tennessee, *245and that defendant is a corporation organized to furnish electricity to the citizens of Coffee County and has been doing so for a number of years; that 3 or 4 years ago be made application to have defendant install electricity on his property but that it declined to do so unless it would be allowed by him to locate the line along the right of way across a valuable part of his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Crumley v. Watauga Water Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Breeden v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Nashville Water Co., Inc. v. DunlapTennessee Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Honeycutt v. NaborsTennessee Supreme Court · 1954

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Duck River Electric Membership Corp. v. City of ManchesterTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Smith v. Pickwick Electric CooperativeTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Sanders v. LoydCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1960
  4. Chambers v. HollandCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
  5. State Ex Rel. State Board of Accountancy v. Bookkeepers Business Service Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964

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