Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Iowa City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 18, 1938No. 44158PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKiNTZiNGER, J.
The plaintiff, Harry Abbott, is a resident, citizen, elector, taxpayer, and consumer of electricity in Iowa City. Tbe intervenor, Iowa City Light & Power Company, is tbe owner and operator of a gas plant and an electric distribution system in the city of Iowa City, and as such supplies gas and electricity to Iowa City and its inhabitants. Intervenor, as owner of the gas. plant, is also a property owner, taxpayer, and consumer of electricity in Iowa City.
Its franchise for distributing electricity to the city of Iowa City expired on January 11, 1934. Since that time it has furnished the city…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Cedar Rapids Water Co. v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- State ex rel. Rice v. County JudgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858
- Cascaden v. City of WaterlooSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
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