Legal Opinion
Providence Gas Co. v. Burman
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 2, 1977No. 76-57-M.P., 76-76-M.P., 76-73-M.P. and 76-74-M.PPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKf.i feher, J.
In mid-June 1975, the Providence Gas Company (the company) filed a revised schedule of tariffs with the Public Utilities Commission (the commission) which was designed to increase the company’s annual revenues by an additional $6.3 million. The commission, acting pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §39-3-11, as amended by P.L. 1969, ch. 240, §5, suspended the proposed effective date of the new schedule and thereafter held a series of hearings on the company’s proposal. The hearings began on October 22, 1975 and ended in mid-January 1976. The commission heard the testimony of several…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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