Legal Opinion
In Re Citizens Utilities Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 15, 2000No. 97-436PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Citizens Utilities Company appeals from an order of the Public Service Board imposing various penalties in response to the utility’s pervasive and longstanding management and operational transgressions. Specifically, Citizens challenges the Board’s significant reduction in the company’s allowed rate of return on equity, claiming that (1) the Board exceeded its authority by imposing the return-on-equity penalty in addition to separate statutory fines for the same offenses; (2) the evidence does not support the penalty; and (3) the return on equity and rate of return imposed by the Board…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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