Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Potomac Electric Power Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 30, 1979No. 13493PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepeo) for $2,564,179.55, plus interest, owed by the District on past-due electricity bills. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, before us as an amicus curiae, supports the ruling of the trial court. We affirm.
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The central focus of the controversy is upon the relationship between two potentially conflicting congressional enactments. One is an apparent appropriations limitation on the amount of money which the District of…
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