Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Nantahala Power & Light Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 3, 1985No. 227A83PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEYER, Justice.
Table of Contents
Preliminary Matters
I
A. Procedural Background
B. Historical Development of the Unified Nantahala-Tapoco System
C. Factual Predicates of the Roll-In
1. Public Utility Status of Tapoco
2. Nantahala and Tapoco as a Unified System
3. Public Utility Status of Alcoa
D. Mechanics of the Roll-In in the Allocation of System Costs
II
A. Federal Preemption
1. Federal Power Act; “Filed Rate” Doctrine
2. Federal Regulatory Actions
B. Interference with Interstate Commerce
C. Rate Reduction and Refund Obligation
1. Nantahala’s Constitutional Challenges
a. Reduced Rates as Confiscatory
b.…
2Cases cited66 opinions
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Koufman v. KoufmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. ThornburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission & Duke Power Co. v. EddlemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. v. Oberflex, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1995
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