Legal Opinion

City of Nicholasville v. Blue Grass Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 28, 1974PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CULLEN, Commissioner.

In a declaratory judgment action brought by the City of Nicholasville against Blue Grass Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, the city sought a declaration that its municipally owned electric plant had the sole and exclusive right to provide electric service within an area of 282.87 acres annexed to the city in 1971, and that Blue Grass had no right to provide electric service in that area without the consent of the city, and no authority to maintain its facilities across, along, over or under the public ways of the city. By answer, Blue Grass sought a declaration that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kentucky Utilities Co. v. Board of Com'rs of ParisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  2. Whitaker v. Louisville Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
  3. City of Flemingsburg v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966
  4. Cumberland Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1960

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Grayson Rural Electric Corp. v. City of VanceburgKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  2. City of Florence v. Owen Electric Cooperative, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Ala. Power Co. v. Citizens of State of Ala.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  4. Grayson Rural Electric Corp. v. City of VanceburgKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  5. West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. v. City of BardwellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2011

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