(DOWNLOAD) "Town Lindsay v. Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association" by The Supreme Court of Texas No. B-4019 ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Town Lindsay v. Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association
- Author : The Supreme Court of Texas No. B-4019
- Release Date : January 21, 1973
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 73 KB
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The controlling question in this case is whether the Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association properly accepted a franchise ordinance entitling it to operate in the Town of Lindsay. Suit was brought by the Town, petitioner here, to require the Association, respondent, to remove its lines and equipment from the streets and alleys within the corporate limits. The trial court rendered judgment on the verdict for respondent, and the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. 497 S.W.2d 406. Petitioner was incorporated as a town in 1959. Respondent, which had been serving inhabitants of the area since 1938, prepared and submitted to the Town Council a proposed ordinance granting respondent a franchise for a period of 50 years from acceptance of the ordinance. The ordinance was enacted by the council on March 24, 1960, but was not immediately effective. The final section provided:
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