Legal Opinion
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County v. Georgia Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 2, 2008No. A08A1326PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
This appeal arises from a decision of the Georgia Public Service Commission (“PSC”) to reduce the amount of municipal franchise fees the Georgia Power Company may recover from its rate base from four percent of usage revenue to two percent of that revenue. A number of Georgia municipalities, the Georgia Municipal Association (“GMA”), and some Georgia Power customers (collectively, “the appellants”) brought a petition for judicial review and declaratory relief in the Superior Court of Fulton County, which affirmed the PSC’s decision. The appellants now contend that the PSC’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Georgia Power Co. v. Campaign for a Prosperous GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Professional Standards Commission v. AlbersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Mutual Light & Water Co. v. City of BrunswickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Lagrange v. Georgia Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Amy N. Cazier v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016