Office of Consumers' Counsel v. Public Utilities Commission

The issue before this court is whether the commission’s treatment of the station connections costs can be modified without reason. For the reasons set forth below, we hold such a modification to be an abuse of discretion and reverse the order of the commission as set forth hereinafter.

It is beyond question that an order of the commission will not be reversed unless it appears from the record that it is manifestly against the weight of the evidence or is so clearly unsupported by the record as to show misapprehension, mistake, or a willful disregard of duty. Delphos v. Pub. Util. Comm. (1940),…