Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 8, 1973No. 28038PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gunter, Justice.
This appeal involves a contest between the Georgia Power Company and the Georgia Public Service Commission relative to rates that can be charged by the public utility for electricity transmitted by it to its customers.
The Georgia Power Company, being a public utility and having a monopoly, in so far as the transmission and sale of electricity is concerned, in its service area, is subject to regulation by the Georgia Public Service Commission. However, regulation of public utilities by the commission is subject to certain limitations, notably constitutional mandates and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- So. Bell T. T. Co. v. Georgia Pub. Ser. Comm.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
3Cited by23 opinions
- Taffet v. Southern Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Monongahela Power Co. v. Public Service Comm.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Invenchek, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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