Legal Opinion
City of Greeley v. Poudre Valley Rural Electric Ass'n
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 8, 1987No. 85SA293PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
The City of Greeley (City) and the Home Light and Power Company (Home Light), plaintiffs below, appeal from an adverse judgment of the Weld County District Court. 1 The trial court held that provisions of the City Charter and City Code, which require public utilities to obtain a franchise to use city streets, were unenforceable against the defendant, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (REA). REA claimed, and the trial court held, that REA had the right to continue and expand electric service in a portion of an area annexed by the City, because the relevant annexed area…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Miller Bros., Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Missouri Public Service Co. v. Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1966
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