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CITY OF CORALVILLE v. IOWA UTILITIES BD.

No. 07-0558.

750 N.W.2d 523 (2008)

CITY OF CORALVILLE, Iowa, Appellant, v. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD (Department of Commerce), Appellee, MidAmerican Energy Company, and Consumer Advocate Division of The Department of Justice, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan T. Webber, Ahlers & Cooney, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

David J. Lynch, General Counsel, and Gary Stump, Assistant General Counsel, for appellee Iowa Utilities Board.

Sheila K. Tipton of Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach Flynn, P.C., Des Moines, for interested party-appellee MidAmerican Energy Company.

John R. Perkins and Ben A. Stead, Office of Consumer Advocate, for interested party-appellee Office of Consumer Advocate.

HECHT, Justice.

In this case we examine the limits of a municipality's home rule authority to control its right-of-way. On review of a decision of the Iowa Utilities Board, we conclude a tariff filed by a public utility does not conflict with an ordinance adopted by the City of Coralville so as to constitute a violation of the City's home rule authority. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

A controversy between MidAmerican...

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