Yellowstone Valley Electric Co-Operative, Inc. v. Montana Power Co.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from an adverse summary judgment entered by the district court of Yellowstone County in plaintiff’s action wherein it sought to enjoin defendant Power Company from extending its service and providing electricity to one whose residence had been previously served by the plaintiff.

Briefly, the fact situation is that plaintiff was supplying electrical service to a certain rural residence in Yellowstone County for approximately a year and one-half; that there was a change in possession of the…