American Salt Co. v. W.S. Hatch Co.

HALL, Chief Justice:

American Salt seeks review of a Public Service Commission (PSC) order dismissing its verified complaint.

American Salt harvests salt from the Great Salt Lake. By early 1984, the surface of the lake had risen to such a level as to endanger American Salt’s ability to recover sufficient amounts of salt to satisfy its markets. In order to supplement its inventory, American Salt purchased additional salt from Amax.

In April 1984, American Salt contacted W.S. Hatch Co. (Hatch), a Utah common carrier,1 about transporting the purchased salt from Amax to American Salt’s processing…