Legal Opinion
Emerald People's Utility District v. Pacific Power & Light Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1986No. TC 83-1726; CA A30473; SC S 32566PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, C. J.
Emerald People’s Utility District (Emerald) filed this action under ORS 543.610 (1981) to take over the hydroelectric project of defendant Pacific Power & Light (PP&L). ORS 543.610 (1981) authorized the “state, or any municipality thereof * * * to take over” power-generating facilities at “net investment,” a price which, in some cases, is more advantageous than the value generally required to be paid by a condemnor.1
The trial court dismissed Emerald’s complaint, holding that a people’s utility district (PUD) may not take over an existing facility under ORS 543.610 because it is not a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Oregon Business Planning Council v. Department of Land Conservation & DevelopmentOregon Supreme Court · 1981
- Board of Directors of Northern Wasco County People's Utility District v. KellyOregon Supreme Court · 1943
- State Ex Rel. Eckles v. WoolleyOregon Supreme Court · 1986
- Little Nestucca Road Co. v. Tillamook CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1897
- Emerald People's Utility District v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1985
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Emerald PUD v. PP & LOregon Supreme Court · 1986
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