St. Joseph Light & Power v. United Electric Cooperative

ELLIS, Judge.

Appellant St. Joseph Light & Power (“SJLP”) appeals from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Nodaway County holding that Respondent United Electric Cooperative (“UEC”) had the right to continue to provide permanent retail electric service to a housing project being constructed by Respondent Homestead Cooperative of Maryville (“HCM”).

SJLP is a public utility holding an exclusive franchise to provide retail electric service within the City of Maryville, Missouri. UEC is a rural electric cooperative under Chapter 394, RSMo 1994, which provides retail electric service to rural…