Legal Opinion
City of Arlington v. Texas Electric Service Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 6, 1976No. 17769PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPURLOCK, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order granting a public utility an injunction after a city whose residents it serves had denied it a rate increase. Appellee, Texas Electric Service Company (hereinafter called “TES-CO”), brought this suit to enjoin the City of Arlington, the Mayor of Arlington, and the other members of the Arlington City Council (hereinafter referred to as “the City”) from enforcing Ordinance No. 74-17 enacted by the City, effective April 1,1974. The ordinance set certain electric rates TESCO could charge its customers in Arlington.
On September 2, 1975,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Board of Public Utility Commissioners v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- State v. Cook United, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1971
- Hastings Oil Co. v. Texas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1950
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