Legal Opinion
Union Electric Company v. City of Crestwood
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 10, 1973No. 56709PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINCH, Justice.
The issue presented herein is whether a municipal ordinance which prohibits thereafter any aboveground construction of utility transmission lines is valid. The trial court upheld the ordinance. We reverse.
The pertinent facts are these: Union Electric Company (UE) is an electric utility company serving a considerable area, including the City of St. Louis and the numerous municipalities located in St. Louis County. It has eleven generating plants, located as far north as Keokuk, Iowa, and as far west as Bagnell Dam. All of the generating plants are interconnected by a large grid…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Borough of Roselle v. Public Service Electric & Gas Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- State Upon the Information of Shartel v. Missouri Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- City of St. Louis v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
- City of Cape Girardeau v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1924
- State Ex Rel. McAllister v. Cupples Station Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1920
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Borron v. FarrenkopfMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. v. Mayor's Commission on Human Rights of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
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