Orr Felt Co. v. City of Piqua

The issue presented in this case is whether appellant class is entitled to a refund by appellee of alleged overcharges in electric rates. Appellant’s argument is essentially twofold. First, it asserts that appellee set base rates which were too low to recover the costs of operation of the municipal power facility, ostensibly to impress local voters with the economy of their administration, and then billed for fuel adjustment charges which were excessive in order to recover costs. The fuel adjustment figures were, appellant argues, arbitrarily selected by appellee without relation to the…