Springfield Utility Board v. Emerald People's Utility District

Defendant Emerald People’s Utility District (Emerald) appeals from a summary judgment in this declaratory judgment action. ORS 28.010. The trial court held that plaintiff Springfield Utility Board (the board), acting on behalf of the city of Springfield (the city), 1 has the authority to exclude Emerald from providing electrical service to an area that the city annexed (the area in dispute). Most of the area in dispute is within Emerald’s boundaries and its allocated service territory; the rest is subject to Emerald’s application to add it to Emerald’s allocated service territoiy. 2 We…