Attorney General v. Public Service Commission

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company furnishes service to many Michigan customers.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (hereinafter PSC or the commission) is the legislatively created body regulating its intra-state operations including approving or disapproving rate increases.

Detroit is Michigan’s largest city, and the county seat of Wayne County.

The case comes to us on appeal by the City of Detroit and Wayne County from the approval of the PSC of both a temporary and permanent rate increase.

For those not familiar with utility practice, we think it appropriate to mention the two-fold role…