Legal Opinion
City of York, Neb. v. Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1940No. 11576PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
The appellant is a municipal corporation organized under the laws of Nebraska. The appellee, defendant in the district court, is a Delaware public service corporation engaged in owning and operating an electric generating plant and transmission system in the city of York, Nebraska. In the conduct of its business the defendant uses the streets and alleys of the city for the location of its poles, wires and cables, claiming the right to do so by virtue of Ordinance No. 104 approved by the city September 19, 1887.
Ordinance 104 granted to the York Gas and Electric Light…
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- Interstate Power Co. v. City of AinsworthNebraska Supreme Court · 1933
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