Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Spannaus v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 6, 1981No. 50830PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTIS, Justice.
The state, by the attorney general, brought this action on behalf of Minnesota subscribers receiving telephone service furnished by Northwestern Bell through exchanges located in North Dakota to compel the company to calculate and refund to these subscribers increases it charged them from September 1, 1977, to May 22, 1978, pursuant to a revised schedule of rates approved by the North Dakota Public Service Commission in August 1977 but not approved by the Public Service Commission of this state until May 22, 1978. The lower court granted summary judgment in favor of the state,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wallace v. Commissioner of TaxationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SpeightSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- State v. Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- State ex rel. Young v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Northwestern Bell Telephone Company v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Humphrey on Behalf of State v. McLarenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- J.C. Penney Co. v. Commissioner of Economic SecurityCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- H.J., Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1990
- State Ex Rel. Hatch v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
- Look Ex Rel. Dehen v. Pact Charter SchoolCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009