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Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. v. Incorporated Town of Grand Junction

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 26, 1933No. 42018PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKintzinger, J.

The plaintiff, through its predecessors, acquired an electric light and power plant, and distribution system, in the town of Grand Junction, Iowa. The original franchise to operate the plant and system was granted to one E. A. Caswell in 1894. His rights therein were acquired by plaintiff or its immediate predecessors in 1914. The original franchise expired in 1919. This franchise has never been renewed or extended, and no new franchise has ever been secured by the plaintiff company. The plaintiff company or its predecessors after the expiration of the franchise continued to operate the light…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Clark v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
  2. City of Clinton v. Cedar Rapids & Missouri River RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
  3. State ex rel. White v. BarkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  4. Cedar Rapids Water Co. v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  5. Van Eaton v. Town of SidneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1930

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co. v. City of VilliscaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935
  2. Wyatt v. Town of ManningSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
  3. Miller v. Incorporated Town of MilfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
  4. ISTARI CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. City of MuscatineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  5. Abbott v. Iowa CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1938

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