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Roberts v. Narragansett Electric Co.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 12, 1985No. 83-185-M.PPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This case is before us on the Attorney General’s statutory petition for certiorari under G.L.1956 (1977 Reenactment) § 39-5-1, seeking a review of the decision and order issued by the Public Utilities Commission (the commission) on December 7, 1982.

On July 2, 1982, the Narragansett Electric Company (the company) filed with the commission a request for a $15,400,000 rate increase, close on the heels of an order dated April 9, 1982, granting the company a $9,386,000 increase. The Attorney General moved to dismiss the application. The commission denied the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  2. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. KennellySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1951

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. South County Gas Co. v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
  2. In Re Kent County Water Authority Change Rate SchedulesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2010
  3. Narragansett Electric Co. v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
  4. United States v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1993
  5. Town of New Shoreham v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987

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