Legal Opinion
Statesboro Telephone Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 16, 1975No. 30081PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
The Georgia Public Service Commission granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Bulloch County Rural Telephone Cooperative ("Bulloch”) which competes with a prior certificate held by Statesboro Telephone Company ("Statesboro”). Statesboro filed suit in Fulton Superior Court for injunction, which was denied when Bulloch’s motion for summary judgment was granted and Statesboro’s motion for summary judgment was denied.
The primary issues in this case relate to the right of the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to be protected against the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Pearsall v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Georgia Public-Service Commission v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Georgia Public Service Commission v. General Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Georgia Public Service Commission v. Southern BellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Riverhill Community Ass'n v. Cobb County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- RAM Broadcasting of Colorado, Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Coin Call, Inc. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
- RTC Transportation, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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