Legal Opinion
Ark-La Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 13, 1946No. 4-7883PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Minor W. Millwee, Justice.
The question for determination is whether appellant, Arkansas-Louisiana Electric Cooperative, Inc., is a public utility and, therefore, subject to regulation and supervision by the -Arkansas Public Service Commission.
The Department of Public Utilities was created as a separate department of the Arkansas Corporation Commission by Act 324 of 1935, and the two agencies were consolidated as the Arkansas Public Service Commission by Act 40 of 1945. The agency existed as the “Department of Public Utilities” when the instant proceedings were determined by that body, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Patterson Orchard Co. v. Southwest Arkansas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Railway Co. v. GillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Inland Empire Rural Electrification, Inc. v. Department of Public ServiceWashington Supreme Court · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Buchanan County Power Transmission Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Farmers Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- Public Service Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
- Public Service Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960