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<br />Village-Public utility commission ma <br />suit against villa~e and members of commiasion,y attorne t <br />M. S. A. 12. 1 Y o defend <br />4 33 . 12.361, 412.221, subd. 5. <br />'~ ~ ~ April 22, 1952 ~~_. <br />~ `~ !~l ~ <br />Y11L L{ •1 ~ i. <br />~'. Clarenoe C. Mitchell ~ ~~-' " ~ ~ ~• • 111' <br />~•iaoitogttKiae7 , ~ ~ ~~ <br />~ noreota /:, ~,~ <br />~+• _ `; <br />Dom' w•. ltitohall t ~ ' <br />~ j,;;;, <br />`\T^ ~'om 7our letter of April 17, I take these •J <br />\~ FACTS i <br />~~ QAder authority of YSA <br />12.331, there exists in the •illage <br />of !'rineetop a publio utilities eommiseloa. <br />the •ilL • and suit !a pending xherein <br />g members of the oo~ornission are gamed ae defendants. <br />~l Tou ask there <br />1`~T)( QUESTI023 f <br />el' Can the Commission retain oounssl and <br />\ hie •er~ices from the tundr wader its oontrplf for <br />a2' L it an obli ation <br />undertake the defense of of the •i11aEe attorney to <br />hers thereof without bsineaid Commission and the mem_ <br />Village Couaoil! B dslegsted to so do by the <br />miselonsortiteym~mbir•Ciuaoil if <br />Co®eiaeion or its PP~int oouns~letodrepresentothe <br />memberst <br />rY . OPINION <br />~ 1• 1'he Public utilitisr ccmmiaaiou is an instruments <br />~ of the •illa~e Fo~ernment but it !e llty <br />~~ not a <br />~ of the oo='Poration. It is a <br />~overnmeat. The Pars <br />PoRers of the oormnieaion aro stated in KgA <br />',~, 412.361. Among euoh <br />porrei•e, the power to sue or defend • suit is <br />,, ~, not enumerated. 1'hs oom'nission is not a leE•al entit <br />~j Y is the sense <br />