Legal Opinion
Town of Easton v. Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 19, 2003No. 28, Sept. Term, 2003PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCathell, J.
This case concerns whether the Town of Easton, Maryland, petitioner, in annexing 217.1 acres of land, can be deemed to have sole electric service provider rights to the annexed area, thereby extinguishing Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (“Choptank”) electrical service rights to the same area. To put it in its simplest terms, this is a dispute between petitioner, on the one hand, and Choptank, on the other, over who has the authority to provide electrical service to the annexed area.
On March 5, 2001, petitioner filed a petition with the Public Service Commission (“Commission”),…
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