State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Mead Corp.

This proceeding was instituted by the application of the Nantahala Power & Light Company to the Utilities Commission for authority to increase its rates for electric power distributed to customers for industrial purposes. Consequent upon an order by the Commission authorizing the increase and later denying the petition of Mead Corporation to rehear, the matter came on to be heard, on appeal, by the Judge of the Superior Court. From an adverse judgment in the Superior Court the appellant, the Nantahala Power & Light Company, brings the case here for review.

The statute governing procedure…