Montana Power Co. v. Department of Public Service Regulation

665 P.2d 1121 (1983)

The MONTANA POWER COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION, Montana Public Service Commission et al., Defendants and Respondents.

No. 82-175.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted March 1, 1983.

Decided May 31, 1983.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1983.

Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, Billings, George C. Dalthorp argued, Billings, Corette, Smith, Pohlman and Allen, Butte, Hjort, Lopach and Tippy, Helena, for plaintiff and appellant.

James C. Paine argued, Helena, Eileen E. Shore argued, Helena, for defendants and respondents.

JAMES B.…