Missouri Public Service Commission v. Oneok, Inc.

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

The Missouri Public Service Commission (“the Commission”) appeals the trial court’s judgment granting a motion to dismiss the Commission’s petition for lack of standing. On appeal, the Commission claims that the trial court erred in dismissing the petition because the Commission had the authority to accept assignments of claims from local distribution companies and to file a petition asserting those claims. The judgment is affirmed.

Factual and Procedural Background

On May 7, 2008, the Commission filed its petition against the defendants (“Suppliers”), 1 a group of…