City of Aurora, Missouri, Respondents/Cross-Appellants v. Spectra Communications Group, LLC, d/b/a CenturyLink, Appellants/Cross-Respondents.

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc CITY OF AURORA, MISSOURI, et al., ) Opinion issued December 24, 2019 ) Respondents/Cross-Appellants, ) ) v. ) No. SC96276 ) SPECTRA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, ) LLC, d/b/a/ CENTURYLINK, et al., ) ) Appellants/Cross-Respondents. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY The Honorable Tom W. DePriest, Jr., Judge The cities of Aurora, Cameron, Oak Grove, and Wentzville (collectively, “the Cities”) 1 filed an action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against CenturyLink, Inc. f/k/a CenturyTel, Inc., and its subsidiaries. 2 In their petition, the…