Legal Opinion · Dissent
New York Telephone Co. v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1981No. Claim No. 60423Published
1DissentWeiss, J.
Weiss, J. (dissenting). In my view, the strictures of section 112 of the State Finance Law preclude the 25% general rate increase, absent required prior approval by the State Comptroller. To properly resolve this matter, it is unnecessary to challenge the inherent authority of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to alter rates established by private contract (see Union Dry Goods Co. v Georgia Public Serv. Corp., 248 US 372; Levine v Long Is. R.R. Co., 30 NY2d 907, affg 38 AD2d 936, cert den 409 US 1040). The PSC is certainly authorized to grant rate increases, notwithstanding a prior…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Union Dry Goods Co. v. Georgia Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Levine v. Long Island Rail RoadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Levine v. LONG ISLAND RAIL RD. CO.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Burke v. New York State Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Burke v. New York State Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1976