Legal Opinion
Narragansett Electric Co. v. Burke
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 24, 1979No. 78-319-M.PPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBevilacqua, C.J.
The Narragansett Electric Company (Narragansett) has petitioned this court for a writ of certiorari requesting us to review and quash the August 21, 1978 order of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The petitioner also seeks our termination of the PUC investigation requested by the Attorney General, who alleged that Narragansett had overcharged its customers by improperly implementing a rate increase granted by the PUC in a January 24, 1972 order.
Prior to 1967, Narragansett supplied electricity partly from its own generator and partly from power purchased from the New England Power Company…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Frank Camero v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Narragansett Electric Co. v. HarschSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
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