Legal Opinion
City of Morgan City v. South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1994No. 93-04295PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal revolves around a municipality’s attempt to condemn equipment and electricity consumers within an area annexed by the municipality. South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association (SLECA), the current electricity providers, along with their federal financier, the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), opposed the state-law expropriation and sought summary judgment. The district court found that the REA Administrator had authority under the Rural Electrification Act (REAct), 7 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., to withhold approval of the state-law…
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