Legal Opinion
City of Las Cruces v. Rio Grande Gas Company
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 1967No. 8256PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge, Court of Appeals.
The appeal raises two issues: (1) the authority of a municipality to provide natural gas service more than five miles outside the municipal boundary and (2) the. right to injunctive relief. The cross-appeal raises one issue: the authority of the gas company to operate within territory annexed by the .municipality. The issues on the appeal and cross-appeal are unrelated.
Facts pertinent to the appeal are: Las' Cruces (City of Las Cruces, a municipal corporation) operates' its own natural gas' distribution system. It provides service to. customers, more .than…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Asplund v. HannettNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1926
- State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. MendenhallNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Reed v. NevinsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Kerr v. Akard Brothers Trucking CompanyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- Bowdich v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kennedy v. BondNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- City of Hobbs v. BiswellNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State Ex Rel. State Highway & Transportation Department v. City of Sunland ParkNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
- Cole v. City of Las CrucesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1983
- Robert E. McKee, General Contractor, Inc. v. Bureau of RevenueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
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