Legal Opinion
K N Energy, Inc. v. Cities of Broken Bow
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided August 27, 1993No. Nos. S-91-848, S-91-849, S-91-850, S-91-851PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
K N Energy, Inc. (K N), a retail supplier of natural gas for customers in several municipalities, filed an action in the district court for Lancaster County for an injunction to prevent numerous municipalities in eastern and central Nebraska from enforcing ordinances which set natural gas rates lower than the rates requested by K N pursuant to the Municipal Natural Gas Regulation Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 19-4601 to 19-4623 (Reissue 1987 & Supp. 1989). The district court found that the rates prescribed by the municipalities’ ordinances were “arbitrary, unreasonable and confiscatory” and,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Gottsch v. Bank of StapletonNebraska Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by11 opinions
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