Legal Opinion
Alabama Power Co. v. Citizens of State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 16, 1999No. 1961087, 1961088, 1961175 and 1961262PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The opinion of December 11, 1998, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.
These appeals concern the constitutionality of Act No. 85-645, 1985 Ala. Acts, p. 983, which is intended to prevent the unnecessary duplication of facilities that supply "retail electric service" across the State of Alabama. Various municipalities that provide retail electric service, and certain individual and commercial consumers, challenged Act No. 85-645 on numerous…
2Cases cited66 opinions
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Ex Parte CranmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
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- Baldwin County Elec. Membership Corp. v. City of FairhopeSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management v. Friends of Hurricane CreekCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012
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