Whiting Manufacturing Co. v. Carolina Aluminum Co.

The charter of the Tallassee Power Company, which was pleaded by defendant, is set forth in chapter 122, Private Laws of 1905. An amendment changed the name to the Carolina Aluminum Company. The charter, among other provisions, contains the following: “Sec. 4. That said company is authorized and empowered to supply to the public, including both individuals and corporations, whether private or municipal, within the State of North Carolina and elsewhere, power in the forms of electric current, hydraulic, pneumatic, and steam pressure, or any of the said forms, or any other forms for use in…