State ex rel. Fischer v. Public Service Commission

TURNAGE, Judge.

James M. Fischer, Public Counsel, appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court which affirmed an order made by the Public Service Commission. Fischer contends the order is illegal because it was made without statutory authority. Reversed and remanded.

On August 15, 1977, the Commission sua sponte instituted an investigation of the rate design of Laclede Gas Company.1 The Public Counsel, Laclede, and the Commission’s counsel and staff all participated in this proceeding. In addition, the Commission granted petitions for intervention by the City of St. Louis, Union-Sarah Community…