Legal Opinion
PPL MONTANA, LLC v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 2010No. DA 08-0506PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 On June 13, 2008, the First Judicial District Court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law in a cause of action between PPL Montana, LLC (PPL), and the State of Montana (State). The District Court ordered PPL to pay the State $40,956,180 for its use of state-owned riverbeds from 2000 through 2007, at PPL hydroelectric power sites on the Missouri, Madison, and Clark Fork rivers. We affirm the District Court’s award of damages.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶2 PPL is a Delaware limited liability company registered to do business in Montana. PPL is a wholesale electric generator1…
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