Legal Opinion
Office of Consumers' Counsel v. Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1979No. 78-941PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaul W. Brown, J.
Pursuant to B. C. 49Q3.13, the Supreme Court is required to reverse, vacate or modify final orders of the Public Utilities Commission: only .where, upon a consideration of the record, the order is unreasonable o,r unlawful. In ascertaining the reasonableness and lawfulness of commission orders, this court’s ■'scope of review has traditionally turned on whether an issue appea7 ed from presents a question of law or one of fact.
As to questions of fact, this court has .repeatedly enunciated the rule that orders of the commission, wall not. be reversed unless they are manifestly aga-inst the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matz v. J. L. Curtis Cartage Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1937
- Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1975
- City of Akron v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1948
- Duff v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1978
- East Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by95 opinions
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- Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1992
- Office of Consumers' Counsel v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Dayton Power & Light Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- East Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1988
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