Capitol Container, Inc. v. Alabama Power Co.

MAIN, Justice.

Alabama Power Company (“Alabama Power”), the defendant in an action filed by Capitol Container, Inc. (“Capitol”), has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, asking this Court to direct the trial court to dismiss Capitol’s claims against Alabama Power for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Alabama Power argues that the Alabama Public Service Commission (“the APSC”) has exclusive jurisdiction over those claims and that Capitol failed to exhaust its administrative remedies before filing the action. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

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