Legal Opinion
City of Lexington v. Lexington Water Company
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 9, 1970PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINFELD, Judge.
Privately owned Lexington Water Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Water Works Company, Inc., on March 31, 1967, petitioned the Public Service Commission for an increase in rates. The city protested on the ground that for rate purposes the consumers were entitled to benefit from an admitted profit of $2,415,846 which the utility had made on a 1964 sale of land. It contended, but the water company denied, that this land had been acquired by condemnation or threat thereof. The commission held that the gain should be considered and amortized over a period of 15…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Board of Public Utility Commissioners v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- In Re Plainfield-Union Water Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959
- New York Water Service Corp. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
- City of Covington v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
- Mississippi Public Serv. Com'n v. Hinds County W. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1967
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- Washington Public Interest Organization v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Maine Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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