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Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Graham, 253 U.S. 193 (1920)
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Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Graham, 253 U.S. 193 (1920)
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Piedmont Power & Light Company v. Town of Graham Nos. 684 , 685 Motion to dismiss or affirm or place on the summary docket submitted April 19, 1920 Decided May 17, 1920 253 U.S. 193
APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
Syllabus
The proposition that a municipality, having granted to a company the right to use the streets for distributing electricity, would impair the rights of the grantee and deprive it of property without due process if it granted a like right to a rival company is frivolous if the first grant is plainly nonexclusive, and an appeal from the district court based on such claim must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. P. 194.
Appeals dismissed.
The cases are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago:
U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Graham, 253 U.S. 193 (1920) in 253 U.S. 193 253 U.S. 194. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PGJVLBW5VCLLJF5.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Graham, 253 U.S. 193 (1920), in 253 U.S. 193, page 253 U.S. 194. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PGJVLBW5VCLLJF5.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Piedmont Power & Light Co. v. Graham, 253 U.S. 193 (1920). cited in 1920, 253 U.S. 193, pp.253 U.S. 194. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PGJVLBW5VCLLJF5.
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