Everett v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.

COLE, Judge.

We shall decide in this case whether a utility company may terminate a customer’s service because the customer failed to pay for service at a prior address where she allegedly resided. We shall also decide whether the utility company or the customer bears the burden of proof in a service termination proceeding. Finally, we must determine the standard of proof that applies in the service termination proceeding at issue.

We set forth the facts giving rise to these questions as follows. Appellee, the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (BG & E), proposed to terminate the service of…