Legal Opinion

New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 9, 1984PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NICHOLS, Justice.

The Plaintiff, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company (NET), seeks review of a decision and order of the Public Utilities Commission (Commission), the Defendant, which denied NET’s proposed rate increase and instead authorized NET to file a revised schedule of rates designed to increase revenues by a lesser amount. NET challenges the Commission’s rulings on (1) the adjustment of test year expenses; (2) the amortization of deferred tax reserve; (3) the imputation of interest on certain plant; and (4) the capitalization of research and engineering expenses.

We affirm the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  2. Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
  3. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. Mechanic Falls Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  5. Narragansett Electric Co. v. HarschSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Lagasse v. Hannaford Bros. Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. Maine Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  3. Pine Tree Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  4. Millinocket Water Co. v. Maine Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  5. Office of the Public Advocate v. Public Utilities Commission et al.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2023

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