Legal Opinion
STATE EX REL. OFFICE OF PUBLIC COUNSEL v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 14, 2008No. SC 89176PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
This proceeding is the second action filed by the public counsel to contest a rate increase sought by the Empire District Electric Company. As with the first action, the public service commission again is directed to vacate its order.
Facts
The public service commission first purported to approve an increase for Empire Electric on December 29, 2006, to be effective January 1, 2007. The public counsel sought a writ of mandamus. This Court noted that the law specifies 30 days for applying for rehearing but allows the commission the discretion to set a shorter time as long as the time is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Office of the Public Counsel v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
- Buchanan v. CabinessSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
3Cited by6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Praxair, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
- In the Matter of Kansas City Power&Light Company's Request for Authority to Implement a General Rate Increase for Electric Service, And Midwest energy Consumers' Group v. Missouri Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- Brooks v. Empire District Electric Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2013
- Praxair, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
- Jeanne H. Olofson v. Scott W. Olofson, in his Capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Tom W. OlofsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2021
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