Legal Opinion
Turpen v. Oklahoma Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 19, 1989No. 66038, 66686PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
Two issues are presented for review: [1] Did the Corporation Commission [Commission] err by dismissing the Attorney’s General motion to modify its rate order? and [2] Is the Commission’s order authorizing Southwestern Bell Telephone Company [SWBT] to implement new rates and charges to recover a revenue deficiency sustained by law and substantial evidence?
To resolve the second issue we must consider whether the Commission acted within its discretion by: (a) investigating and addressing the impact on Oklahoma ratepayers of SWBT’s status qua subsidiary of a holding company; (b)…
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