Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Edison Co. v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1980No. 14982PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court, First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, the Hon. Peter G. Meloy presiding, upholding the validity of Montana’s coal severance tax.
Plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment from the District Court that the tax unconstitutionally burdens interstate commerce and unconstitutionally frustrates federal policy. Commonwealth Edison Company and its coplaintiffs brought one action for this purpose, and Lake Superior District Power Company and its coplaintiffs brought a second action. Because the issues are the same, the actions…
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