Legal Opinion
Northwest Natural Gas Co. v. City of Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1985No. CC A8302-00967; CA A28765; SC S31336PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
This is a proceeding for declaratory relief arising from a dispute between five public utilities (plaintiffs) and the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Tri-County Metropolitan Transit District (Tri-Met) (defendants). 1 The issue is whether the City of Portland has legal authority to compel the utilities to relocate or adjust their existing utility facilities within the public rights-of-way without compensation to accommodate the construction of a light rail transit (LRT) system.
Four investor-owned public utilities, Northwest Natural Gas (NNG), Pacific Power and Light (PP&L), Pacific…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Helvering v. GerhardtSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Hale v. Port of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1989
- City & County of Denver v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Vermont Department of Public Service v. Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- Kinross Copper Corp. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1999
- City of Keizer v. Lake Labish Water Control DistrictCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2002
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