Legal Opinion
Northwestern Public Service Co. v. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1950No. 13887_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by appellee as plaintiff in the district court on February 3, 1947,, against appellant-defendant to recover damages according to the principles of the common law.
The parties, corporations organized under the laws of Delaware, are both engaged in the electric public utility business, the plaintiff chiefly in North Dakota and the defendant in South Dakota. The plaintiff brings the action as assignee of its predecessors. Prior to July 1, 1939, the Northern Power and Light Company and the North Dakota Power & Light Company, two Delaware…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. International Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- MacAuley v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Boston Edison Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- City of Cleveland, Ohio v. Federal Power Commission, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United Gas Corp. v. Mississippi Public Service CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Greensboro Lumber Co. v. Georgia Power Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
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