Legal Opinion
Simpson County Water District v. City of Franklin
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1994No. 93-SC-47-DGPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Justice.
The issue for decision is whether the Public Service Commission (PSC) has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of utility rates and service which extends to a city contracting for the sale and supply of water to a PSC-regulated county water district.
As background:
The Simpson County Water District (District) is a statutorily created public water district operated and regulated pursuant to KRS Chapter 74 and is expressly subject to the Kentucky Public Service Commission, which is operative under KRS Chapter 278. The City of Franklin (City) has heretofore established and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- City of Olive Hill v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Benzinger, Police Judge v. Union Light, Etc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
- McClellan v. Louisville Water CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
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