Legal Opinion
Northwestern Light & Power Co. v. Town of Milford
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1936No. 10399PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, plaintiff in the court below, is a Delaware corporation engaged in producing and selling electricity in Iowa. It owns a distribution system and a street lighting system in the town of Milford, Iowa, and has a contract with the town to light its streets. This contract was made in 1928. It could have been, but was not, terminated July 1, 1933, and by its terms now runs until July 1, 1938. Under it the town obligates itself to levy the taxes necessary to pay the stipulated charges for street lighting. While the plaintiff has continued to supply the town and…
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