Montana Power Co. v. Sun River Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the District Court of Pondera County denying it a permanent injunction prohibiting defendant from supplying electrical power to a contractor.

Plaintiff is an electric utility company holding a nonexclusive franchise to supply electrical power and service anywhere in the state of Montana. Defendant is an electric co-operative organized under the provisions of Title 14, Chapter 5, Revised Codes of Montana, 1947, as amended, authorized to supply electrical power and service in rural areas where it is not otherwise available from existing facilities and plants.

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