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Nishnabotna Valley Rural Electric Cooperative v. Iowa Power & Light Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 17, 1968No. 52971PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECKER, Justice.

This case involves competing suppliers of electric power. Each seeks to service a new packing plant constructed immediately north of the city of Oakland. The Iowa Power and Light Company filed a complaint with the Iowa Commerce Commission charging that Nishnabotna Valley Rural Electric Cooperative was violating the law in servicing the American Beef Packers, Inc. at its new location. Both companies are subject to regulation under Chapter 490A, Iowa Code, 1966 1 but the cooperative is exempt from rate regulation.

After a full hearing the commission ordered Nishnabotna to cease…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. v. NicholasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
  2. Elk Run Telephone Co. v. General Telephone Co. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  3. Meredith Publishing Co. v. Iowa Employment Security CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
  4. Union Portland Cement Co. v. State Tax CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Clarion Ready Mixed Concrete Co. v. Iowa State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Davenport Water Co. v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  2. Iowa Department of Revenue v. Iowa Merit Employment CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  3. Schmitt v. Iowa Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  4. State v. Jennie Coulter Day NurserySupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  5. United Telephone Co. of Iowa v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977

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