Tennessee Code 65-21-203 – No exclusive rights permitted
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-21-203
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
No telegraph or telephone corporation has the power to contract with the owners of lands or the rights in lands, or with any other person or corporation, for the right to erect, operate, or maintain telegraph, telephone, or other lines or works for the speedy transmission of intelligence, over the lands, privileges, rights, or easements of such owner or other person or corporation, to the exclusion of other persons or corporations authorized to erect and operate lines and works for the speedy transmission of intelligence.