Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Federation v. Burke
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 2, 1982No. 80-88-M.P., 80-91-M.PPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
We have consolidated these two statutory petitions for certiorari, which were issued pursuant to the terms of G.L.1956 (1977 Reenactment) § 39-5-1 and seek a review and a quashing of actions taken by the Public Utilities Commission (the commission). The petitions were filed by the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Federation (the chamber) and Newport Electric Corporation (Newport). At issue are but two crucial questions: (1) Does the commission have the authority to modify a rate design submitted by a utility, in this instance, Newport? and (2) if the answer is yes, is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. SmithSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Bristol County Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1977
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
- Colorado-Ute Electric Ass'n v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- United States v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1993
- In re A & R Marine Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2019
- Violet v. Narragansett Electric Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
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