Legal Opinion

Zia Natural Gas Co. v. New Mexico Public Utility Commission

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 2000No. 24, 699PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAES, Justice.

{1} This is an appeal by the Zia Natural Gas Company (hereinafter Zia) from an order of the New Mexico Public Utilities Commission (hereinafter Commission) in a natural-gas utility-rate proceeding. Pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 62-11-5 (1982), under which this Court may affirm or annul an action by the Commission, we are asked to annul and vacate the order of the Commission.

I. BACKGROUND

{2} Zia is an operating division of Natural Gas Processing, Inc.; both are located in Worland, Wyoming. Zia provides natural gas utility service in Ruidoso and surrounding areas in Lincoln…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Morningstar Water Users Ass'n v. New Mexico Public Utility CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Duke City Lumber Co. v. New Mexico Environmental Improvement BoardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Public Service Commission v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Public Service Company of New Mexico v. NEW MEXICO PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
  2. City of Albuquerque v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
  3. PNM Gas Services v. New Mexico Public Utility CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  4. NMAC New Mexico Mining Ass'n v. New Mexico Water Quality Control CommissionNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. El Paso Electric Co. v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010

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