State ex rel. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. v. Henson

{¶ 1} Relator, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (“Columbia Gas”), is a public-utility corporation that supplies natural gas to both commercial and residential Ohio customers. Prime Business Properties (“Prime Business”) is a Columbia Gas customer in Richland County, Ohio.

{¶ 2} On January 28, 2003, Columbia Gas shut off gas to two commercial property units owned by Prime Business because of the customer’s failure to pay for service in November and December 2002. Columbia Gas sent invoices for natural-gas service to Prime Business for the two units covering billing periods ending November 15, 2002,…