UNITED GAS CORP. v. PHILADELPHIA, MISS.

No. 41409.

238 Miss. 409 (1960)

118 So.2d 618

UNITED GAS CORPORATION, et al. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MISS.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 14, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avery & Putnam, Brunini, Everett, Grantham & Quin, Jackson; Wilkinson, Lewis, Madison & Woods, W.O. Crain, Shreveport, La., for appellants.

Sanford & Alford, Philadelphia, for appellee.


HALL, J.

On November 6, 1946 the appellee granted to the United Gas Corporation a franchise to lay its lines in the streets, avenues, alleys and public places of the city for the purpose of distributing and selling gas to the inhabitants of the city. This franchise was for a period of twenty five years and was granted under the authority of Section 3406 of the Code of 1942 authorizing municipalities to grant to persons or...

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