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S.E. Iowa Cooperative Electric Ass'n v. Iowa Utilities Board

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 6, 2001No. 99-1376PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CADY, Justice.

This appeal requires us to determine whether economic considerations may constitute the sole basis for a finding by the utilities board that proposed electric transmission lines are necessary to serve a public use pursuant to Iowa Code section 478.4 (1995). In ruling on the petition for judicial review, the district court found the utilities board appropriately relied on resulting economic benefits in granting the electric transmission line franchises. Considering the discretion accorded to the utilities board in decisions of this nature, we agree with the district court that…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Stewart v. Utah Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Crippen v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  3. Barron Electric Cooperative v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997
  4. Northern Natural Gas Company v. ForstSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  5. Thornhill v. FordMississippi Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Greenwood Manor v. Iowa Department of Public Health, State Health Facilities CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  2. Garcia v. Naylor Concrete Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  3. Al-Khattat v. Engineering & Land Surveying Examining Board of the State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  4. Office of Consumer Advocate v. Iowa Utilities BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
  5. Linda K. Juckette v. Iowa Utilities Board and MidAmerican Energy Company and Office of Consumer AdvocateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2023

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