Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 16, 1977No. 238PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1355The Honorable George C. Wallace
Governor of Alabama
State Capitol
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Dear Sir:
We acknowledge receipt of your request for an advisory opinion upon the constitutionality of Senate Bill No. 422, which follows:
SYNOPSIS: This bill vests power in the Governor to freeze or roll back utility rates established by the Alabama Public Service Commission for up to one year.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To authorize the Governor, by Executive Order, to freeze at the present level or to roll back to any level existing at any time during the six month period immediately preceding said…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Mobile Gas Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Montgomery v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- City of Birmingham v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Ex Parte RiceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Pignolet v. State Dept. of Pensions & SEC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Hardy v. Birmingham Bd. of Educ.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Bonner v. Disciplinary Bd. of Ala. State BarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Sanders v. KunkleCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Champion v. ChampionCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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