Legal Opinion
Southern Union Gas Company v. City of Artesia
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 8, 1970No. 8906PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SISK, Justice.
Plaintiff appeals from the determination of the trial court in a declaratory judgment action that it is not entitled to be compensated by defendants for its costs incurred in removing and partially relocating certain of its utility lines from streets and alleys within the area covered by an urban renewal project in Artesia, New Mexico. We affirm.
Plaintiff is a private utility which operates its gas distribution system within the City of Artesia pursuant to a franchise agreement from defendant city. Defendant city owns and operates a water distribution system and a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. City of Albuquerque v. LavenderNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Ex parte DeVoreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1913
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