Legal Opinion
Bristol County Water Co. v. Harsch
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 26, 1978No. 76-460-M.P., 76-461-M.PPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
These are two public utility rate cases in which Bristol County Water Company (the company or Bristol Water) is appealing from certain actions taken by the Public Utilities Commission (the commission). The appeal relates to the company’s efforts to obtain the commission’s approval for a 1974 proposal and a 1976 proposal, each of which would have increased the cost of water being consumed by many residents of the Barrington-Bristol-Warren area of Rhode Island. We will first consider the commission’s disposition of the 1974 proposal and then review the company’s challenge to the rate of return…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. SmithSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Narragansett Electric Co. v. HarschSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Providence Gas Company v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Lower Paxton Township v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by17 opinions
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- General Telephone Co. of the Southwest v. Corporation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Associated Natural Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Narragansett Electric Co. v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Colorado Municipal League v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
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