Court of Appeals of Oregon June 13, 1978, 96869, CA 8374 (Kassel v. City of Salem)

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TANZER, J.

Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that defendant City’s purchase of a private water company (Company) from intervenors is invalid.

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His complaint alleges that neither applicable statutes nor the city charter authorize the City to purchase a water company whose facilities and service area are adjacent to but outside the city limits.

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