Abstract
Municipally owned utilities throughout the country have often experienced strained relations with other utility systems. In Utah, those tensions have been exacerbated by two recent court decisions and an administrative determination. In CP National Corp. v. Public Service Commission, the Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of an action to condemn an investor-owned power system brought by a group of Southern Utah municipalities. The Utah Public Service Commission ("PSC") previously had approved the sale of the system to the Utah Power and Light Co. ("UP&L"), despite efforts by the municipalities to buy the system. In a related dispute, CP National Corp. v. City of St. George, the Federal District Court for the District of Utah enjoined the city of St. George from extending its electrical system to a recently annexed portion of the city which was being served by an investor-owned utility.
Recommended Citation
Glade, Kevin G.
(1982)
"CP National Corp. v. Public Service Commission:
The Jurisdictional Ambiguity Surrounding
Municipal Power Systems,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1982:
No.
4, Article 4.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1982/iss4/4