Legal Opinion
Otter Tail Power Co. v. Village of Elbow Lake
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 22, 1951No. 35,560PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Knutson, Justice.
The village of Elbow Lake is organized under the general statutes of this state. For many years, plaintiff Otter Tail Power Company has furnished electricity to the village and its inhabitants under a nonexclusive franchise. For some years prior to the holding of the election hereinafter mentioned, there had been talk of constructing a municipally owned and operated power plant. The members of the council and members of the civic and commerce club had investigated other plants. In June 1949, the village employed defendant General Engineering Corporation to make a preliminary…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Coller v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- West v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1916
- Brener v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Davies v. Village of MadeliaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Hodgeman v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Griswold v. County of RamseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
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- Nielsen v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
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- The Gamewell Company, a Corporation v. The City of Phoenix, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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