Legal Opinion
City of Mishawaka v. American Electric Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 21, 1980No. Nos. 79-1190, 79-1237 and 79-1354PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.1
Involved is the application of the Sherman Act2 to a vertically integrated investor-owned electric utility, found by the trial court to be a monopoly. The utility’s wholesale rates are subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission3 and its retail rates are subject to regulation either by the State Public Service Commission of Indiana in the instance of nine municipal plaintiffs or Michigan in the instance of one municipal plaintiff. The municipalities which own and operate local transmission systems for retail sale of electricity depend…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
- MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Douglas Power v. Phillip M. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Lektro-Vend Corp. v. Vendo Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Pope v. Intermountain Gas Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1982
- Premier Electrical Construction Co. v. National Electrical Contractors Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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