In Re Kauai Electric Division of Citizens Utilities Co.

Decided December 19, 1978. Bert Kobayashi wrote the opinion for the court.

590 P.2d 524 · Cited 51 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Application of Terminal Transportation, Inc. · 504 P.2d 1214
• De Victoria v. H & K CONTRACTORS · 545 P.2d 692
• State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Morgan · 192 S.E.2d 842
• New England Divisions Case · 261 U.S. 184
• Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 401 P.2d 353
• In Re New England Tel. & Tel. Co. · 66 A.2d 135
• Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. Smith · 302 A.2d 757
• DeFries v. ASSOCIATION OF OWNERS, 999 WILDER · 555 P.2d 855
• Application of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. · 535 P.2d 1102
• Central Railroad v. Department of Public Utilities · 81 A.2d 162
• State ex rel. Puget Sound Navigation Co. v. Department of Transportation · 33 Wash. 2d 448
• Olivieri v. City of Bridgeport · 10 A.2d 770
• State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Edmisten · 217 S.E.2d 201
• In Re Hawaiian Telephone Company · 513 P.2d 1376
• Mitchell v. BWK Joint Venture · 560 P.2d 1292
• State v. Willburn · 426 P.2d 626
• Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Bevis · 279 So. 2d 285
• Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 419 U.S. 281
• United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. · 327 U.S. 515
• Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 364
• Trans Alaska Pipeline Rate Cases · 436 U.S. 631
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States · 284 U.S. 248
• Colorado-Wyoming Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 324 U.S. 626
• Radio Corp. of America v. United States · 341 U.S. 412
• Baldeviso v. Thompson · 504 P.2d 1217

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• In Re Water Use Permit Applications · 9 P.3d 409
• Nakamura v. State · 47 P.3d 730
• In re Application of Hawai'i Electric Light Company, Inc. · 445 P.3d 673
• Application of Kaanapali Water Corp. · 678 P.2d 584
• Application of Hawaiian Telephone Co. · 651 P.2d 475
• Kauai Springs, Inc. v. Planning Commission of the County of Kauai. · 133 Haw. 141
• Aio v. Hamada · 664 P.2d 727
• Jones v. Hawaiian Elec. Co., Inc. · 639 P.2d 1103
• Diamond v. Dobbin. · 132 Haw. 9
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1357 v. Hawaiian Telephone Co. · 713 P.2d 943
• Outdoor Circle v. Harold K.L. Castle Trust Estate · 675 P.2d 784
• Tamashiro v. Department of Human Services · 146 P.3d 103
• Hawaii Public Employment Relations Board v. United Public Workers, Local 646 · 667 P.2d 783
• Ala. Metallurgical Corp. v. ALA. PUB. SER. COM'N · 441 So. 2d 565
• Foster Village Community Ass'n v. Hess · 667 P.2d 850
• In Re Water Use Permit Applications · 93 P.3d 643
• Bocalbos v. Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children · 997 P.2d 42
• Mountain Fuel Supply Co. v. Public Service Commission · 861 P.2d 414
• McGlone v. Inaba · 636 P.2d 158
• Wah Tim Chock v. Bitterman · 678 P.2d 576
• Kinkaid v. Board of Review of the City and County of Honolulu · 104 P.3d 905
• 'O Haleakalâ v. Board of Land & Natural Resources · 138 Haw. 383

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