Legal Opinion
Caddo Electric Cooperative v. State Ex Rel. Whelan
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 31, 1964No. 39509PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1946 and 1949 Caddo Electric Cooperative, acting under the powers granted by the Rural Electric Cooperative Act of 1939, constructed distribution lines into a rural area extending one-half mile west from the city limits of the City of El Reno, a “home rule” city of more than 1,500 inhabitants. Cooperative proceeded then and now to serve electric current to itself, that is, to its members, residing in such “area.”
In 1954 and 1955 this “area” as then platted was annexed to the City of El Reno as Town Acres Addition and Town Acres Second Addition to the City of El Reno.
After this area was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Duke Power Co. v. Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
- City of Okmulgee v. Okmulgee Gas Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
- Pee Dee Electric Membership Corp. v. Carolina Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
- City of Moultrie v. Colquitt County Rural Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- State Ex Rel. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. v. Upshur Rural Electric Co-Operative Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Oklahoma Water Resources Board v. Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy DistrictSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
- Tri-County Electric Ass'n v. City of GilletteWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
- Missouri Public Service Co. v. Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. v. Total Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF OK. v. Caddo Electric Coop.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
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