Public Utilities Commission v. Grand Valley Rural Power Lines, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Day.

This writ of error is directed to a Mesa County district court judgment which reversed a Public Utilities Commission decision. We will refer to the plaintiffs in error as the Commission or Public Service and to the defendant in error as Grand Valley.

In 1965 Public Service received a request for electric service for a motel which was planned to be built on the outskirts of Grand Junction. It was anticipated that the motel would require approximately 196 kilowatts, and in reliance on this request Public Service constructed an extension from its nearest line…