Legal Opinion
Almeda Mall, Inc. v. Houston Lighting & Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1980No. 78-1586PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Judge.
In this antitrust action the plaintiff Malls charge that Power Company refusal to sell them electricity through a single meter for individual resale to their business tenants is a violation of the federal antitrust laws and is discriminatory under Texas state law.
The lengthy record presents novel issues. The Malls do not generate or transmit or distribute electric power generally, and they have no intention of doing so. They simply wish to have the Power Company deliver electric power to them at a single meter, after which they would sell it to their respective tenants at…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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