Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Lee Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 24, 1965No. 530PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDenNy, C.J.
The appellant assigns as error the failure of the court below to sustain its exception to the Commission’s finding of fact No. 3, as follows: “The fair value of the Company’s property in North Carolina used and useful in rendering service and producing revenue is $2,100,000.00,” for that such finding of fact is unsupported by competent, material and substantial evidence.
G.S. 62-124 governed the manner of ascertaining the value of property for rate purposes at the time the petition herein was filed on 16 August 1963. However, Chapter 1165 of the 1963 Session Laws of North Carolina repealed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Railroad Commission v. Houston Natural Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1956
- State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- Duquesne Light Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- In Re a Filing Made by the North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating BureauSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
- State v. Alabama Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- STATE EX REL. UTILITIES COM'N v. EdmistenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
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