Legal Opinion
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. City of Texarkana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1938No. 8646PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
What is in question here is. the validity and enforceability of, and the relief to be granted under, Section IX1 of the June 18, 1930, ordinance under which appellant holds and operates its franchise in Tex-arkana, Texas.
Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas, are twin cities under separate state governments. Each has its separate and complete political and corporate structure. In 1923 one gas company, the Southwestern Gas and Electric Company, served both cities, under a separate and distinct franchise as to each. Separate ordinances as to each city fixed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Texas-Louisiana Power Co. v. City of FarmersvilleTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Railroad Commission v. Los Angeles Railway Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- City of Uvalde v. Uvalde Electric & Ice Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- City of San Antonio v. San Antonio Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Southern Utilities Co. v. City of PalatkaSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Revision in Rates Filed by Nj Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- City of Texarkana v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- City of Texarkana v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- City of Monroe, Louisiana v. United Gas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- City of Texarkana v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940