Detroit Edison Co. v. City of Wixom

{dissenting). The plaintiff, a public utility company whose principal business is the furnishing of electrical power to southeastern Michigan, sought injunctive relief to protect itself from application of an ordinance of defendant city. Defendant city is located within the service area of the plaintiff and the plaintiff is franchised in the defendant city. Injunctive relief was granted in the trial court.

*227In the furtherance of serving southeastern Michigan, plaintiff was in the process of constructing a new high-voltage transmission line, the right-of-way for this line extending through…