Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Ashcroft v. Public Service Commission
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 24, 1984No. WD 34535PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Judge.
The State of Missouri as appellant seeks review in this consolidated action of proceedings separately presented to the Public Service Commission regarding late payment charges imposed on state accounts owed to respondent electric utility companies. The question presented is whether the state as sovereign may be involuntarily subjected to added charges for failure to make timely payment of bills for electric services consumed.
A common issue in the first point of the case applicable to both respondents arises from different procedural origins. As to Missouri Power and Light,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Utility Consumers Council of Missouri, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Wade Tennyson v. Gas Service Company, and Kansas Gas and Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Jones v. Kansas Gas and Electric Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Guste v. Council of City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Coffelt v. Arkansas Power & Light CompanySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Associated Natural Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Love 1979 Partners v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- State Ex Rel. City of St. Joseph v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Sureway Transportation, Inc. v. Division of Transportation Department of Economic DevelopmentMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- State ex rel. Intercon Gas, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
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