Legal Opinion
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 30, 1973No. 25519PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hodges
On October 1, 1970, Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company (Mountain Bell) initiated this rate case when it filed with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) a revised schedule of rates to produce additional annual gross revenue of $16,096,000. This filing was supplemented on December 11, 1970 when Mountain Bell applied for a larger rate increase, which, in turn, would bring the additional annual gross revenue up to $29,957,000. Mountain Bell’s application, if granted, would result in a 13% return on common equity according to its calculations. The Colorado Municipal League and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Board of Public Utility Commissioners v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United Rs. & Elec. Co. of Baltimore v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Public Utilities Commission v. Northwest Water Corp.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Maurer v. Young LifeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- Dillon Companies, Inc. v. City of BoulderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
- So. Cent. Bell Tel. v. La. Public Service Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Colorado Municipal League v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1988
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