Legal Opinion
Southwestern Public Service Co. v. Public Utility Commission
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 28, 1979No. 12882PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
The principal issue in this lawsuit involves the disputed right of one or the other of two electric utilities, and the right of the City of Lubbock, to serve the inhabitants of an area comprising about 143 acres annexed by the City in November of 1976.
Prior to annexation, the disputed area, which South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc., served exclusively from 1938 to 1976, had been certificated to South Plains by the Texas Public Utility Commission, pursuant to an agreement among South Plains, Southwestern Public Service Company, and the City of Lubbock, as authorized by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Key Western Life Insurance v. State Board of InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- City of Brenham v. Brenham Water Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1887
- Southwestern Sav. & L. Ass'n of Houston v. FalknerTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Jordan v. State Board of InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Texas Power & Light Company v. City of GarlandTexas Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bexar Metropolitan Water District v. City of Bulverde, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
- City of Plano v. Public Utility Commission, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
- Public Utility Commission v. South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Public Utilities Board v. Central Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- City of Lubbock v. South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
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