Legal Opinion
City of Shakopee v. Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 20, 1981No. 50873PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
The City of Shakopee petitioned for the condemnation of all service contracts for customers of Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative located within the Shakopee city limits and of all property and distribution facilities belonging to Minnesota Valley devoted to serving those customers. After a hearing, during which the cooperative moved for dismissal of the petition, the trial court approved the condemnation. Minnesota Valley now appeals the court’s order denying its motion to dismiss and granting the city’s petition. We affirm.
Minnesota Valley is an electric cooperative…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Visina v. FreemanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Asch v. Housing and Redevelopment AuthoritySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Duck River Electric Membership Corp. v. City of ManchesterTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- County of Blue Earth v. StauffenbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- City of Duluth v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Missouri Cities Water Co. v. HodgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- City of Rochester v. People's Cooperative Power Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Lundell v. COOPERATIVE POWER ASS'NSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996
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