Legal Opinion
DiFranco v. FirstEnergy Corp.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 2012No. 2011-2025PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGee Brown, J.
Summary
{¶ 1} The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (“CEI”) and Ohio Edison Company, appellants, are public utilities under R.C. 4905.02 that supply electricity throughout northeast Ohio, including Geauga County. CEI and Ohio Edison (collectively, the “companies”) are wholly owned subsidiaries of appellant First-Energy Corporation, which is not a public utility. The appellees are residential customers of CEI and Ohio Edison.
{¶ 2} The customers filed a class-action complaint against FirstEnergy and the companies in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas. 1 The complaint raised four…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Kazmaier Supermarket, Inc. v. Toledo Edison Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1991
- Milligan v. Ohio Bell Telephone Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
- State ex rel. Illuminating Co. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common PleasOhio Supreme Court · 2002
- Weiss v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 2000
- State ex rel. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. v. HensonOhio Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- State ex rel. E. Ohio Gas Co. v. CorriganOhio Supreme Court · 2024
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