Ellis v. Illinois Commerce Commission

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon County affirming orders of the Illinois Commerce Commission which had denied petitions of plaintiffs for leave to intervene as parties in an administrative hearing being conducted by the Commission. Plaintiffs contend that the refusal to grant leave worked a denial of their right to due process of law; that they had a statutory right to intervene; and that, if the right does not exist, the refusal by the Commission was an abuse of its discretion.

Illinois Power Company, (hereinafter IP,) and Central Illinois Public Service…