Legal Opinion
Arkansas Public Service Commission v. Lincoln-Desha Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 8, 1980No. 80-167PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
Lincoln-Desha Telephone Company, Inc. filed suit before the Arkansas Public Service Commission for a telephone rate increase in the amount of $120,619- After a hearing the PSC issued an order granting Lincoln-Desha a rate increase of $65,337 per annum. Appellee appealed the order of the PSC to the Pulaski Circuit Court. The circuit court determined that the PSC, by use of a “double leverage” method, had improperly prevented Lincoln-Desha from obtaining a satisfactory rate. The court found that the “double leverage” methodology was in itself arbitrary and discriminatory…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- City of Ft. Smith v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
- General Telephone Co. of the Southwest v. Corporation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Associated Natural Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1986
- General Telephone Co. of the Southwest v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1988
- Walnut Hill Telephone Co. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1986
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