1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 578 S.W.2d
  5. 578 S.W.2d 507 (1979)
 

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERV. CO. v. PUBLIC UTILITY COMM.

No. 12882.

578 S.W.2d 507 (1979)

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, Appellant, v. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION of Texas et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied March 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. F. Countiss, Culton, Morgan, Britain & White, Amarillo, for appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., J. Scott Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for Public Utility Comm.

B. D. St. Clair, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Austin, and Dale H. Johnson, McWhorter, Cobb & Johnson, Lubbock, for South Plains Elec. Co-op., Inc.

O'QUINN, Justice.

The principal issue in this lawsuit involves the disputed right of one or the other of two electric utilities, and the right of the City of Lubbock, to serve the inhabitants of an area comprising about 143 acres annexed by the City in November of 1976.

Prior to annexation, the disputed area, which South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc., served exclusively from 1938 to 1976, had been certificated...

NEVER MISS A DECISION. START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Uncompromising quality. Enduring impact.
Your support ensures a bright future for independent legal reporting.

As you are aware we have offered this as a free subscription over the past years and we have now made it a paid service.Look forward to your continued patronage.

GET STARTED
OR

Read it with your Leagle account.
Sign in to continue


Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases