Legal Opinion
Chrysler Light & Power Co. v. City of Belfield
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 10, 1929PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCiibistiaNSON, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover for electric current furnished to light the streets of the defendant city. The action is predicated upon an order of the Board of Pailroad Commissioners fixing the rates to be charged for such electric current, and directing that the minimum monthly charge .against the city shall be $100. The defendant admits- that the electric current was furnished and alleges by way of an affirmative defense that the plaintiff was operating an electric light plant within the defendant city under a franchise granted by the city; that such franchise fixo'd the rates to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Illinois Trust & Savings Bank v. City of Arkansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
- State v. JohnstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1847
- St. Cloud Public Service Co. v. City of St. CloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Reed v. City of AnokaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Public Service Commission v. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1959
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