Bryan v. Georgia Public Service Commission

Hall, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order and judgment of the Superior Court of Fulton County declaring the Consumers’ Utility Counsel Act (Ga. L. 1975, p. 372 et seq.; Code Ann. Ch. 93-3A) "inoperative and void for uncertainty and indefiniteness in meaning” and dismissing appellant’s cause of action.

The Consumers’ Utility Counsel Act (hereinafter referred to as Act) provides for the appointment of a state-paid lawyer who is entitled to appear, as a party or otherwise, on behalf of consumers of services provided by any utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Georgia Public Service…