A08-1928, Bridgewater Telephone Company, Inc., Appellant, vs. City of Monticello, Respondent.

State: Minnesota

Docket No: A08-1928

Case Date: 06/30/2009

Preview:STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A08-1928 Bridgewater Telephone Company, Inc., Appellant, vs. City of Monticello, Respondent. Filed June 2, 2009 Affirmed Connolly, Judge Concurring in part, dissenting in part, Hudson, Judge Wright County District Court File No. 86-CV-08-4555

Robert Hochman (pro hac vice), Sidley Austin LLP, One South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603; and Patrick M. O`Donnell, Smith Paulson O`Donnell and Associates, PLC, P.O. Box 668, Monticello, MN 55362; and Gregory R. Merz, Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett, P.A., 500 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for appellant) John M. Baker, Pamela L. VanderWiel, Kathryn N. Hibbard, Greene Espel, P.L.L.P., 200 South Sixth Street, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for respondent) Lani L. Williams, (pro hac vice), Local Government Lawyer`s Roundtable, Inc., N67W34280 Jorgenson Court, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 (for amicus curiae National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors)

Considered and decided by Connolly, Presiding Judge; Hudson, Judge; and Worke, Judge.

SYLLABUS 1. The statutory language utility or other public convenience contained in Minn. Stat.

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