Legal Opinion
Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County v. City of Seattle, City of Seattle v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1967No. 20196_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge.
Seattle brought this action to condemn properties owned by appellant Public Utility District (PUD) pursuant to the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 814 (1964).
The question presented is whether the holder of a Federal Power Commission license to construct a hydroelectric project upon a navigable stream must compensate the owner of shorelands and, for power site values, the owner of adjoining uplands, needed for the project.
Appellant PUD is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington, its boundaries coextensive with the…
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