Legal Opinion
Oliver v. Iowa Power & Light Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 9, 1971No. 54253PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
' UHLENHOPP, Justice.
The question presented is whether plaintiff is required to exhaust an administrative remedy before instituting this independent accounting suit for alleged overcharges for electricity.
In his amended petition, plaintiff alleges he previously paid defendant $12 to $15 per month for electricity used in his home. He built a new home on Rural Route 1, Des Moines, Iowa, and thereafter paid defendant $30 per month for substantially the same amount of electricity. He alleges “Defendant has grossly overcharged him for electric power, and has overcharged all of those in his same…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Goldstein v. GroesbeckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Elk Run Telephone Co. v. General Telephone Co. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Hawkeye State Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Morrison-Knudsen Co. v. State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Rowen v. LeMars Mutual Insurance Co. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. v. LagleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Bank of Wheeling v. Morris Plan Bank & Trust Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1971
- Charles Gabus Ford, Inc. v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Teleconnect Co. v. U.S. West Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1993
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