Legal Opinion
City of Monroe, Louisiana v. United Gas Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1958No. 17007PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Alleging diversity and federal question jurisdiction, plaintiff-appellee ap plied for and on August 22, 1957 obtained a preliminary injunction enjoining defendant-appellant: from continuing to enforce Franchise Ordinance No. 2858 of April 28, 1947, with respect to contract rates fixed thereby and therein; and from interfering with the collection by plaintiff of higher rates unilaterally scheduled and filed with the City on July 25, 1957, with the notice they would be ex parte put into effect on August 1, 1957.
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3Cited by2 opinions
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