Legal Opinion
Maine Public Service Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 29, 1987PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
Maine Public Service Company (MPS) pursuant to 35 M.R.S.A. § 303 (Supp.1986) appeals from a decision handed down following an investigation by the Public Utilities Commission (Commission) finding that a merger of MPS and Central Maine Power Company (CMP) would be in the public interest and beneficial for MPS ratepayers.1 Although the Commission casts its conclusions as findings and avoids entering any explicit order, we conclude that the decision is ripe for review and we sustain the appeal.
In July 1984, MPS filed with the Commission revised rates designed to generate…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stoddard v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1941
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Maine Public Service Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court Given Under the Provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of the ConstitutionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Maine AFL-CIO v. Superintendent of InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
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