Legal Opinion
City of Niles v. Michigan Gas & Electric Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1935No. Docket No. 96, Calendar No. 38,267PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFead, J.
April 7, 1913, the city of Niles adopted an ordinance granting a 30-year franchise to Niles Cas Light Company, assignor of defendant, to manufacture and sell gas to the city and its inhabitants and to use streets and public grounds generally therefor. The ordinance was approved by vote of the electors. Section 6 provides:
“Said company, its successors, lessees or assigns may charge for manufactured gas sold and distributed in said city the sum of one dollar per thousand cubic feet during the life of this ordinance.”
The franchise was formally accepted by the Light Company.
April 8, 1918, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Kalamazoo v. TitusMichigan Supreme Court · 1919
- Boerth v. Detroit City Gas Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1908
- Lenawee County Gas & Electric Co. v. City of AdrianMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
- City of Saginaw v. Consumers' Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
- City of Kalamazoo v. Kalamazoo Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Chilingirian v. BorisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- City of Detroit v. Michigan Public Utilities CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
- Joy Management Co. v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
- Chilingirian v. BorisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Kalamazoo Municipal Utilities Ass'n v. City of KalamazooMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
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