Legal Opinion
City of Springfield v. Washington Public Power Supply System
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1985No. Nos. 83-3927, 83-4024PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a challenge to the validity of several contracts to construct and distribute power from nuclear power plants among (1) a number of Oregon, Washington and Idaho cities and public utility districts (the participants), (2) the Washington Public Power Supply System (Supply System or WPPSS), and (3) the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The district court rejected the argument that the participants lacked authority under local state law to enter into such agreements and upheld them under federal common law. We affirm, but with certain modifications.
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