Legal Opinion
Elizabethtown Water Co. v. New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 29, 1987PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
The questions presented in this case are: (1) whether an order issued by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) postponing the effective date of a rate increase granted to Elizabethtown Water Company (Elizabethtown or company) in order to offset the company’s overearnings from prior years constitutes retroactive ratemaking, and, if so, (2) whether the BPU has the authority to engage in this kind of retroactive ratemaking. The Appellate Division held that the BPU’s order constituted retroactive ratemaking and that such ratemaking is…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- 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
- Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio v. United Fuel Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Far North Sanitation, Inc. v. Alaska Public Utilities CommissionAlaska Supreme Court · 1992
- Matter of Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
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