Legal Opinion
Lake Superior District Power Co. v. Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1944PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtFairchild, J.
The appellant operated its utility in the city of Medford under an indeterminate franchise. The effect of the acceptance of the indeterminate franchise has been considered in the cases of Connell v. Kaukauna, 164 Wis. 471, 159 N. W. 927, 160 N. W. 1035, and Wisconsin P. & L. Co. v. Public Service Comm. 219 Wis. 104, 261 N. W. 711, 262 N. W. 257, among others, and the development of the law that has resulted from legislation and court interpretation is that the legislature has granted the municipality the right t0‘ acquire such property and provided a procedure under which the determination of…
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