Legal Opinion
Sioux City Foundry Co. v. City of South Sioux City
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1992No. 91-2268PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
In 1968, Sioux City Foundry Company (“SCF”) contracted with South Sioux City, Nebraska, to purchase electricity from the City-owned utility at a special rate. In April 1989, after determining that the. special rate was failing to cover its wholesale power costs, the City declared the contract null and void and began billing SCF at a significantly higher rate. SCF, a citizen of Iowa, brought this diversity suit to enforce the contract and appeals the district court’s determination that the contract is ultra vires and unenforceable. Concluding that the contract was within…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Omaha Water Co. v. City of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- Vicksburg v. Vicksburg Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Scott Paper Co. v. City of AnacortesWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- St. Cloud Public Service Co. v. City of St. CloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lincoln Benefit Life Company, Nebraska Domestic Insurance Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Robert R. Edwards, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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