Muncy Electric Light, Heat & Power Co. v. Peoples' Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.

Citations

• 218 Pa. 636
• 67 A. 956
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 588

Syllabus

<p>Boroughs — Lighting by electricity — Contract—Exclusive privilege— Electric light company — Equity—-Acts of April 3, 1851, sec. 2, P. L. 320, May 8, 1889, P. L. 136, and May 20, 1891, P. L. 90.</p> <p>Under the Acts of April 3, 1851, sec. 2, P. L. 320, May 8, 1889, P. L. 136, and May 20, 1891, P. L. 90, a borough has the power to enter into . a valid contract with an electric light company by which the latter is given the exclusive franchise for ten years to supply the borough and its inhabitants with electric light, with the right of the borough to purchase the company's plant at the end of the term, or failing that, to renew the term for another ten years; and equity has jurisdiction to prevent interference with the operation of such contract either by the borough, or by another electric light company claiming a franchise from the borough.</p>