Legal Opinion
Monongahela Power Co. v. Public Service Comm.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1981No. 14852PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Justice:
Monongahela Power Company (Company) appeals from a final order allowing the Company an approximate $5 million rate increase entered on December 21, 1979, by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (Commission). The Company asserts that this rate increase is too low, particularly when viewed in light of past rate allowances, and therefore it amounts to a confiscation of the property of its investors. They also claim that this new rate makes it impossible for the Company to secure needed investment capital, which will jeopardize its ability to supply electric service to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. WellmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by53 opinions
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