Northwest Water Corp. v. City of Westminster

The parties appear in this court inverse to their alignment in the trial court. We will refer to the plaintiff as Westminster or the City and to the defendant as such or as Northwest.

Westminster, a municipal corporation, filed a declaratory judgment action against Northwest, a public utility, to determine the parties’ rights under a contract whereby Northwest agreed to supply water to Westminster.

The City in its amended complaint sought relief predicated upon the following three claims:(1) That the court declare and determine that Westminster was entitled to and did rightfully terminate the…