Legal Opinion
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Public Service Commission
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1976PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sweeney, J. P.
The facts are not in dispute. Petitioner is a privately owned utility corporation serving customers with gas and electricity or electricity alone. In April, 1974 it instituted rate proceedings before the commission which resulted in an order issued February 26, 1975 granting an increase in its rates by $92,250,000 annually in revenues. The opinion noted that there was a possibility of tax refunds resulting from the company’s retroactive adoption of minimum guideline lives in computing depreciation for tax purposes during the period 1966-1969. Accordingly, Niagara Mohawk was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Purcell v. New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Matter of Village of Boonville v. MaltbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Purcell v. New York Central R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- People Ex Rel. N.Y.R. Co. v. . Pub. Ser. Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
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