InterBel Telephone Cooperative, Inc., is a Montana corporation organized under the Montana Rural Electric and Telephone Cooperative

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InterBel Telephone Cooperative, Inc., is a Montana corporation organized under the Montana Rural Electric and Telephone Cooperative Act. This statute limits the purposes of such corporations to providing “adequate telephone service” but adds that this “enumeration . . . shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, or things.” Mooseweb Corp. is an Internet service provider that has been owned and operated by Fred Weber since 1996. Mooseweb provides Web site hosting, modems, computer installation, technical support, and dial-up access to customers in Lincoln County, Montana. InterBel began to offer Internet service in 1999, competing with Mooseweb in Lincoln County. Weber filed a suit in a Montana state court against InterBel, alleging that its Internet service was ultra vires. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. In whose favor should the court rule, and why?

Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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