Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Central Power Light Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 29, 1942No. 7851PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alexander
The State of Texas, by its Attorney General, brought this suit against Central Power & Light Company to recover civil penalties for alleged violation of the anti-trust laws of this State and to restrain the performance of a contract between the defendant company and the City of Yorktown. The city is not a party to the suit. The question to be decided is. whether or not the provisions of the contract whereby the city bound itself not to erect a municipal power plant for a period of ten years created a “trust” in violation of Article 7426, Revised Civil Statutes, 1925.
The State alleged in its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cleveland v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1926
- City of Tyler v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'nTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- City of Tyler v. Texas Employers' Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- City of Webster Groves v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- City of Dallas v. HalfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- City of Houston v. Renault, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Washington v. Walker County, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
- City of Houston v. Howe & WiseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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