Legal Opinion
West Texas Utilities Co. v. City of Spur
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1930No. 5546PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
On the 25th day of October, 1928, the city of Spur, a Texas municipal corporation, which we shall call the city, by its board of commissioners, adopted an ordinance which provided “that it shall be unlawful for any firm, corporation, or persons, to conduct and to operate any public utility plant, such as telephone, gas, waterworks, electrie light, or any other utility plant, without a franchise from the City of Spur, Texas, duly passed by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Spur, Texas.”
That ordinance prescribed penalties for violations of it. On and prior to that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Brenham v. Brenham Water Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1887
- Roaring Springs Townsite Co. v. Paducah Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1919
- Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. Texas Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1929
3Cited by13 opinions
- State Ex Rel. N.W. Etc. v. S. Ct.Washington Supreme Court · 1947
- City of Beaumont v. Calder Place Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
- West Texas Utilities Company v. City of BairdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. Texas Electric Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- Bradford v. EdelsteinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1979
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