Legal Opinion
City of Traverse City v. Consumers Power Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1954No. Docket 27; Calendar 46,076PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBushnell, J.
Plaintiff city of Traverse City, a municipal corporation, on May 24, 1952, filed a bill of complaint seeking injunctive relief against defendant Consumers Power Company, a Maine corporation. Tbe city also sought a declaration of rights regarding tbe franchise it bad granted to defendant’s predecessor, tbe Boardman River Electric Light & Power Company, with respect to tbe nature and extent of tbe rights or privileges of Consumers to extend its power facilities witbin the corporate limits of Traverse City.
A decree was requested holding that the rights, et cetera, previously conferred by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. City of South BendSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- People Ex Rel. Woodhaven Gas Light Co. v. DeehanNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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