Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Heater Utilities, Inc.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 5, 1975No. 55PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
A typical “contribution in aid of construction” occurs under the following circumstances: An individual or group of individuals desiring service from a water, gas, electric, telephone or other public utility company is located so far from the company’s existing main or line that the company is unwilling to bear the expense of constructing the necessary extension of its facilities and the regulatory commission is unwilling or unable to compel it to do so. The company agrees to render, service if the person or persons desiring it will pay all or part of .such cost of construction.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Board of Public Utility Commissioners v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- United Gas Corp. v. Mississippi Public Service CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Du Page Utility Co. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- City of Hagerstown v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Mechanic Falls Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. Utilities, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- City of South Bend v. Users of the Sewage Disposal Facilities of Clay Utilities, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- Application of Kaanapali Water Corp.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Springdale Estates Ass'nCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
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