Legal Opinion
City of Fairbanks v. Electric Distribution System in Island Homes Subdivision of Fairbanks
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1966No. 583PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIMOND, Justice.
The City of Fairbanks brought this eminent domain action to condemn the complete electric distribution system located in that portion of the Island Homes Subdivision which had been annexed to the City of Fairbanks. The system was owned by the appellee, Golden Valley Electric Association, and had been mortgaged, along with all of the rest of Golden Valley’s electrical distribution facilities, as security for a loan from the United States to Golden Valley, pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. 1
The trial court held that the United States was an indispensable party…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Minnesota v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. BrosnanSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Dictograph Products Co. v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- State, Department of Highways v. CrosbyAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Dworkin v. First National Bank of FairbanksAlaska Supreme Court · 1968
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