Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. Public Utilities Commission
California Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1975No. Docket Nos. S.F. 23215, 23237, 23257PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, J.
In these three telephone rate cases the Public Utilities Commission determined, inter alia, that it lacked legal authority to approve tariffs which would annually adjust telephone rates to take account of changing federal tax expenses. As a consequence, the commission found itself compelled to set a rate which, in its own words, would “create a windfall for [the telephone companies] to the detriment of the ratepayers.” (Re Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (1974) — Cal. P.U.C. — (Decision No. 83162; slip opn., p. 63).) The commission took this action in spite of our having…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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