Cogent Public Service, Inc. v. Arizona Corp. Commission

OPINION

MEYERSON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of rate proceedings before the Arizona Corporation Commission (Commission). On September 1, 1981, the Commission entered its opinion and order establishing a fair value rate base for plaintiff-appellant Cogent Public Service, Inc. (Cogent), confirming a previously granted interim rate increase and establishing permanent rates for the utility’s sewer customers.

Cogent filed a timely motion for rehearing which was denied by operation of law. A.R.S. § 40-253.D. Thereafter, Cogent filed its complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court alleging…