Legal Opinion

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public Service Regulation

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 8, 1981No. 80-448PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy

This appeal arises out of the denial by the District Court, First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, of a petition for declaratory judgment by Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company (Mountain Bell) that the Public Service Commission (PSC) issue a protective order preserving the confidentiality of certain trade secrets claimed by Mountain Bell to be a valuable property right.

Mountain Bell is a public utility incorporated in Colorado, offering regulated telephone services, and other services in the State of Montana. The Public Service Commission is the arm of state government…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Moore v. City of East ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  5. Tyson & Brother v. BantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1927

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  3. Great Falls Tribune Co. v. Great Falls Public SchoolsMontana Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Great Falls Tribune v. Montana Public Service CommissionMontana Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Great Falls Tribune Co., Inc. v. DayMontana Supreme Court · 1998

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