Legal Opinion
Otter Tail Power Company v. City of Colman
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1963No. File 9993PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
Otter Tail Power Company, a corporation serving the City of Colman and its inhabitants with electric service, and Eugene Fritz, a resident taxpayer applied for an injunction to restrain the City of Colman and its council from proceeding with the construction and financing of a municipal electric distribution system.
It appears from the record that on November 21, 1960, an ordinance designated as No. 48 was adopted. Section 1 authorized the construction and operation of a municipal electric distribution system to provide light, heat and power for municipal, industrial and domestic purposes.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- National Bank v. County of YanktonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Anderson v. Santa AnnaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hodges v. SnyderSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1922
- Mettet v. City of YanktonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1946
- Alatalo v. ShaverSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1922
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Himrich v. CarpenterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- State Ex Rel. Strenge v. WestlingSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1964
- Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Cleveland Common School District v. Hosmer Independent School DistrictSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1963
- Himrich v. CarpenterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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