Legal Opinion
Landowners Consideration Ass'n v. Montana Power Co.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided June 9, 1969No. 2834PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RUSSELL E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
It appears from the amended complaint that the defendant, The Montana Power Company, a public utility, proposes to construct a line for the transmission of electrical energy from Great Falls, Montana, to Cut Bank, Montana. It is in the process of condemning rights of way across the lands of some of the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs seek to enjoin the construction of the line and ask for damages in the sum of $50,000.00.
The complaint alleges that the defendants are unlawfully exercising the power of eminent domain under state law and have conspired to…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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