Legal Opinion
City of Las Vegas v. Southwest Gas Corporation
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 30, 1974No. 7044PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In March of 1971, the respondent, Southwest Gas Corporation, applied to the Nevada Public Service Commission for an increase in natural gas rates. That application was opposed in part by appellant, City of Las Vegas, Nevada, and other consumers. Appellant employed counsel, hired expert witnesses and apparently incurred substantial expense in opposing the application.
On December 6, 1971, the Commission denied respondent’s application for increased rates. Subsequently appellant filed a .complaint in district court against respondent seeking to recover expenses incurred in opposing…
3Cases cited10 opinions
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- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Sims v. AmosDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Hempstead v. Meadville Theological SchoolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
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4Cited by7 opinions
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