Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herlihy, J.

The Public Service Commission (hereinafter Commission) became aware that tenants of multiple dwellings were in some instances being subjected to a diversion of their electricity for the benefit of their landlords or other tenants. It was entirely possible that neither the tenant nor the landlord or other beneficiary of the diversion would know of such a diversion prior to investigation on behalf of the tenant who believed he was not using as much electricity as his meter would register. The disadvantage of the tenant was that in most instances his meter would be…