CP National Corp. v. Public Service Commission

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiffs-Appellants in Case No. 17324 are eighteen cities and towns in this state (municipalities) which initiated this eminent domain proceeding to condemn the assets of CP National Corporation (CPN), a public utility which furnishes electricity to customers in Iron, Washington and Kane counties where the municipalities are located, and which is regulated by the Utah Public Service Commission. Because it claimed an interest in the assets of CPN by virtue of having entered into a conditional contract to purchase them, Utah Power & Light Company (UP&L), was joined as a…