Standish Telephone Co. v. Saco River Telegraph & Telephone Co.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Standish Telephone Company (“Standish”) appeals from an April 25, 1988 order of the Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) dismissing a petition concerning a long-standing territory dispute between Standish and Saco River Telegraph and Telephone Company (“Saco”) for lack of jurisdiction. Concluding that the issue of the Commission’s jurisdiction is res judica-ta, we vacate the order of dismissal.

Standish, a publicly regulated utility, was incorporated in 1907 under the general laws of the State of Maine. Pursuant to its certificate of incorporation, it was and is…