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City of Concord v. Duke Power Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 6, 1997No. 196PA96PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAKE, Justice.

This case is one of first impression with respect to proper application of the Electric Act of 1965. Specifically, the issue presented involves the legislative intent in statutory terminology designed to restrict and resolve the rights of competing electric suppliers to provide customer service within a municipality where the competing interests have been created by annexation.

Plaintiff City of Concord (City) is a municipal corporation located in Cabarrus County. Plaintiff owns and operates an electrical distribution system through which it provides electrical service to *213customer…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Domestic Electric Service, Inc. v. City of Rocky MountSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  2. Duke Power Co. v. City of MorgantonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
  3. City of Concord v. Duke Power Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Fontenot Ex Rel. Estate of Turner v. Taser International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
  2. State v. BurnsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  3. Thigpen v. NgoCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  4. City of New Bern v. Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  5. City of Concord v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1997

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