Legal Opinion
Town of Cordova v. Alaska Public Utilities
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided August 12, 1937No. C-690Published
1Opinion of the Court
HELLENTHAL, District Judge.
According to the agreed statement of facts which it is unnecessary to repeat, three questions are submitted for the court’s decision.
First: Is the oral contract made between the Town of Cordova and the Alaska Public Utilities, relating to a charge of five cents per kw hour for lighting the municipal building, enforceable, or is it ultra vires and void?
Second: May the defendant corporation lawfully charge a rate of five cents per kw hour to the Town of Cordova for lighting the municipal building?
Third: May the Town of Cordova lawfully fix the rate to be charged for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Ex Rel. New York & Queens Gas Co. v. McCallSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- People Ex Rel. New York & Queens Gas Co. v. McCallNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- People Ex Rel. Village of South Glens Falls v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- President of Kilbourn City v. Southern Wisconsin Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- City of Billings v. Public Service CommissionMontana Supreme Court · 1923
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