Legal Opinion
Washington-St. Tammany Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. St. Tammany Parish Police Jury
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 1992No. Nos. 91 CA 1544, 91 CA 1545PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Judge.
This is an appeal from a trial court judgment in two consolidated suits involving a franchise fee imposed on utility providers.
FACTS
In his written reasons for judgment, the trial judge set forth the relevant facts of the instant case as follows:
In December, 1989, defendant, St. Tammany Parish Police Jury, passed Ordinance PJS No. 89-1207, and amended it in June, 1990, by Ordinance PJS No. 90-1295. These ordinances imposed a two percent franchise fee on gross sales derived from the unincorporated areas of St. Tammany Parish by utility companies operating without a valid written…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New York Electric Lines Co. v. Empire City Subway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Town of Coushatta v. Valley Electric Member. Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Department of Highways v. Southwestern Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Town of CarrolltonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- Caston v. Woman's Hospital Foundation, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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