Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. v. City of Poplar Bluff

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., C.J.

This is an appeal by Poplar Bluff Internet, Inc. (“PBI”), from the trial court’s entry of “Partial Summary Judgment” and “Judgment” against PBI in favor of City of Poplar Bluff (“City”).1 We affirm the “Judgment” of the trial court.2

Facts and Procedural History

We begin by noting that PBI in its brief stated, “Indeed, this is possibly the strangest procedural case in which [PBIj’s counsel has been involved.”3

In 2001, City established its “Open Access Policy” under which it exercised its discretion to sell access to its cable system to private companies…