Hartford v. Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation

The appeal herein by the plaintiff city of Hartford is prosecuted from an order of the defendant public utilities commission, hereinafter referred to as PUC, granting an interim rate increase to the defendant Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation, hereinafter referred to as CNG. CNG is a public service company, franchised by the PUC to provide gas services, at rates and charges regulated by the PUC, within its assigned territory in the state of Connecticut.

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The sequence of events is as follows. On July 20, 1972, CNG filed with the PUC an amendment of its existing rate schedule, effective August…