Legal Opinion
Middle South Energy, Inc. And New Orleans Public Service Inc. v. The City of New Orleans and the Council of the City of New Orleans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1986No. 85-3619PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:
New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI), an electrical utility company serving the City of New Orleans (City), appeals from the denial of declaratory and injunc-tive relief aimed at preventing the City from exercising an option to purchase , the utility. Because the district court properly concluded that the dispute is not ripe for adjudication, we AFFIRM.
NOPSI has provided electric power to the City since 1922 under a franchise agreement that gives the City the option to purchase NOPSI’s electrical facilities. 1 NOPSI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Middle…
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