Lincoln v. Arkansas Public Service Commission

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

The sole issue involved in this appeal is whether the Arkansas Public Service Commission erred in dismissing appellant Ivy Lincoln’s complaint after it found that it was without jurisdiction to grant Lincoln the relief he is seeking. Appellant Ivy Lincoln and appellant Arkansas Power & Light Company (AP&L) separately petitioned for rehearing, contending that Lincoln’s petition was within the Commission’s jurisdiction. Both petitions were denied, and their separate appeals from those denials have been consolidated in this appeal.

On July 3, 1991, Ivy Lincoln filed a…