Board of Public Works of Rolla v. Sho-Me Power Corp.

By this action, designated a suit in equity, plaintiff (respondent) seeks a judgment declaring null and void a purported contract entered into between “Rolla, Missouri, Municipal Utilities Board” and defendant (appellant) on April 24, 1948, whereby defendant agreed to sell and said board agreed to purchase all electric energy required by the City of Rolla, Missouri, and its inhabitants, for a term of at least five years and thereafter until the contract was terminated by either party upon six months.notice.

The grounds upon which plaintiff bases its claim for relief are (1) that the contract…