Legal Opinion
Brandon v. Arkansas Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided June 23, 1999No. CA 97-1177PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judith Rogers, Judge.
Appellants challenge Order No. 4 entered by the Arkansas Public Service Commission in which the Commission denied their request to act on behalf of other unnamed ratepayers and held that it lacked authority to award their counsel attorneys’ fees under the common-fund doctrine. Appellants petitioned for rehearing on these issues, but the Commission denied their petition in Order No. 5.
On December 3, 1993, appellants, Robert Brandon and Carl Brooks, on behalf of themselves and “all ratepayers similarly situated,” filed a complaint with the Arkansas Public Service…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- ACW, INC. v. WeissSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Burcham v. City of Van BurenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Old Republic Insurance Company v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
- City of Hot Springs v. CrevistonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Brandon v. Arkansas Western Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2001
- Arkansas Gas Consumers, Inc. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2002
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