Public Service Commission v. Formal Complaint of WWZ Co.

BROWN, Justice.

The Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) appeals from the district court’s order which found that appellant PSC unlawfully refused to take jurisdiction over private sewage disposal companies, and from the district court’s order requiring it to assume jurisdiction over such companies.

The issue on appeal is: Does a private sewage disposal company fall within the definition of “public utility”?

We will reverse the district court.

In October, 1980, the PSC received a complaint from the WWZ Company. The complaint asked that the PSC “take jurisdiction of Radix, Inc., with regard to…