Legal Opinion
Central Power & Light Co. v. City of San Juan
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided February 12, 1998No. 13-97-441-CVPublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.
Central Power & Light Company (“CP & L”) brings this interlocutory appeal from an order entered by the 206th District Court of Hidalgo County, certifying as a class all Texas municipalities which have entered into franchise agreements with CP & L that provide for payment of franchise fees based on a percentage of CP & L’s gross receipts. By five points of error, CP & L contends the trial court erred in certifying the class as a matter of law or because the court abused its discretion. We affirm.
Factual Background
At issue in this class action is the…
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