Vila v. Tahoe Southside Water Utility

The issue we decide on this appeal is whether the superior court has jurisdiction under Public Utilities Code section 2106 1 over an action brought by a prospective water user (1) for a mandatory injunction commanding a water company, which is a public utility, to provide water service in accordance with its unambiguous schedule of rates and rules and regulations on file with the California Public Utilities Commission (hereinafter the “commission”), (2) for compensatory damages for refusal so to provide service, and (3) for exemplary damages because of the utility’s alleged wilful refusal so…