Office of Consumers' Counsel v. Public Utilities Commission

The scope of this court’s review of commission orders is set forth in R. C. 4903.13, which states in pertinent part:

“A final order made by the public utilities commission shall be reversed, vacated, or modified by the supreme court on appeal, if, upon consideration of the record, such court is of the opinion that such order was unlawful or unreasonable.”

Therefore, an opinion by the commission will not be reversed or modified by this court absent a showing of misapprehension, mistake or willful disregard of duty. Consumers’ Counsel v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1981), 67 Ohio St. 2d 153, at page 156,…