United States Eighth Circuit

A Missouri statute requiring that public utilities doing business in the state obtain prior approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission, before purchasing stocks or bonds issued by another utility, does not violate the Commerce Clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2002
• Published 05/06/2002

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN and BYE, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy T. Stewart, Jefferson City, Missouri, argued (Paul A. Boudreau, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. Layton, Jefferson City, Missouri, argued (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Tina M. Crow Halcomb, and Bart A. Matanic, on the brief), for appellee.