Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. National Merchandising Corp.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 17, 1975No. 51PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAKE, Justice.

The complainant is not a public utility. G.S. 62-3 (23). Consequently, its production in another state and distribution in North Carolina of plastic covers for telephone directories, even if not immune to State regulation by reason of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States, a question not now before us and which we do not decide, are not subject to regulation by the Utilities Commission. G.S. 62-2; G.S. 62-30; G.S. 62-31. •' ' ■

‘ The order of the Commission from which the complainant appeals does not purport to require anything of the complainant or to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  2. State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  3. Dale Ex Rel. Dale v. City of MorgantonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  4. Hush-A-Phone Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  5. North Carolina Public Service Co. v. Southern Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1919

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. EdmistenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  2. In Re Judicial Review by Arcadia Dairy Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  3. Proposed Assessment of Additional Franchise Tax for the Taxable Quarters Ended March 31, 1980 v. Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
  4. STATE EX REL. UTILITIES COM'N v. EdmistenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  5. State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989

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