Erro Copper Products Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

Cerro Copper and other industrial intervenors timely appeal, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 307 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 307), the trial court’s denial of the intervenors’ petition for a stay pending appeal. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand with directions.

On March 14, 1977, Union Electric (UE) filed a proposed 17.5% rate increase before the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission). The Commission suspended the proposed rates. After numerous hearings, at which the industrial intervenors participated, the Commission’s order was entered on February 8,1978. In…