Legal Opinion
Colorado Municipal League v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 19, 1979No. 27781, 27789PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hodges
These cases were consolidated in the trial court and the appeals from the trial court judgments are likewise consolidated by this court.
On March 7, 1975, Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company (Mountain Bell) filed with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) an advice letter and tariff revisions which would have produced additional annual gross revenues of $40,323,000. On March 25, 1975, pursuant to section 40-6-111(1), C.R.S. 1973, the PUC suspended these tariffs and scheduled public hearings on the proposed rate increase.
After extensive hearings, the PUC issued Decision No. 87582…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miller Bros., Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- NJ Bell Tel. Co. v. DEPT., BD. PUB. UTILITY COMM'RSSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Montrose v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COM'N, ETC.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Utah Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1981
- Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- Arkansas Gas Consumers, Inc. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
- Application of Northwestern Bell Tel. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
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