James P. Paul Water Co. v. Arizona Corp. Commission

GORDON, Vice Chief Justice:

The question before the Court is as follows: when may the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”) delete a portion of the area encompassed in a water company’s certificate of convenience and necessity? Though we approve the Court of Appeals’ disposition of this case, we granted review in order to examine and settle the law in this state on this question.

The issue arises in the following context. In 1969 or 1970, the Commission granted a *428certificate of convenience and necessity to plaintiff-appellant James P. Paul Water Company (“Paul”). This certificate gave…