State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Public Utilities Commission

HERTZ, Acting Justice.

Appellants appeal from the trial court’s denial of a writ of certiorari in which they contended that the Public Utilities Commission (P.U.C.), appellee, exceeded its jurisdiction by entering into a settlement agreement with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company (Northwestern Bell), appellee-in-tervenor. Additionally, the P.U.C. has filed a notice of review from the trial court’s final order which denied it recovery of costs. We affirm in all respects.

Commencing in the early 1970’s and prior to November 17, 1980, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company sold decorator telephone…