Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 1, 1974No. 76PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
APPEAL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES
The appellant municipalities contend: (1) By reason of their respective contracts with Vepco for service at specified rates, the Commission has no authority to enter an order approving increases in those rates until the expiration of such contracts; (2) if this be not so, G.S. 62-135 does not authorize Vepco to increase such rates prior to the entry of an order by the Commission approving the increase. We find no merit in either of these contentions.
Each of the contracts in question contains this provision: “The provisions of this agreement are on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. City of GoldsboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Union Dry Goods Co. v. Georgia Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission & Duke Power Co. v. EddlemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
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