Cahill v. Public Service Commission

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harvey, J.

The consolidated proceedings before this court already have a lengthy decisional history. The primary issue presented in these proceedings is the 1st Amendment challenge by petitioners of the policy of respondent Public Service Commission (hereinafter the PSC) authorizing the utilities under its control to pass along the cost of their charitable contributions to their customers as part of their utility rates. The proceeding commenced by petitioner Joseph Cahill against the PSC and respondent New York Telephone Company (hereinafter NYT) was previously before this…