Legal Opinion

Northern States Power Co. v. City of Granite Falls

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 4, 1990No. C2-90-1524, C5-90-1355PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Northern States Power Company (NSP) commenced an action against the City of Granite Falls, seeking declaratory and in-junctive relief to bar the enforcement of Granite Falls Ordinance No. 12, 2d Series (December 14, 1989). NSP moved for summary judgment. MN FAIR, a nonprofit citizen group, intervened in the action.

The trial court granted NSP’s motion for summary judgment, thereby declaring the ordinance invalid and enjoining the city from enforcing it. The city and MN FAIR appeal. We affirm.

FACTS

NSP’s Minnesota Valley power plant located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, is a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Durfee v. Rod Baxter Imports, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. Mangold Midwest Co. v. Village of RichfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
  3. Liebsch v. AbbottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
  4. State v. Apple Valley Redi-Mix, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Northern States Power Co. v. City of OakdaleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
  2. Blue Earth County Pork Producers, Inc. v. County of Blue EarthCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
  3. Board of Supervisors v. ValAdCoCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
  4. Northern States Power Co. v. City of Mendota HeightsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
  5. Buss v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001

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