Legal Opinion
Iowa Electric Co. v. Town of Cascade
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 21, 1939No. 45020PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This suit is brought by the Iowa Electric Company, a corporation, which alleges that it has a franchise for the furnishing of electric current in the town of Cascade, which will expire May 22, 1940, and that it is a taxpayer in the town of Cascade. Plaintiff seeks to enjoin the construction of a municipal electric light and power plant, construction of which was approved by the electors of the town of Cascade at a special election. The cost of improvement was not to exceed $100,000, and was to be paid out of earnings, pursuant to the Simmer law. Code 1935, §6134-dl et seq.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Clark v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
- City of Clinton v. Cedar Rapids & Missouri River RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Merrill v. MonticelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- State ex rel. White v. BarkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Van Eaton v. Town of SidneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Arkansas-Missouri Power Corp. v. City of KennettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1941
- Cowin v. City of WaterlooSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
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