Koscuisko County Rural Electric Membership Corp. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

In this appeal, we are concerned with the jurisdiction of the trial court. The answer to our concern necessarily hinges upon the interpretation and application of the provisions of certain statutes in force in the State of Indiana.

Some time prior to the foundation of the litigation herein, the City of Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, by appropriate proceedings and resolution duly annexed certain adjacent and abutting territory. The Appellee prior to and at the time of such annexation, and as defined by the statute hereinafter referred to, was the “franchised utility” serving the citizens of…