Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. Smith

Decided March 28, 1973. Alfred Hahn Joslin wrote the opinion for the court.

302 A.2d 757 · Cited 62 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Narragansett Electric Company v. Kennelly · 143 A.2d 709
• United Transit Company v. Nunes · 209 A.2d 215
• Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 282 U.S. 133
• Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service Commission · 262 U.S. 679
• Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 401 P.2d 353
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public Utilities · 275 N.E.2d 493
• State v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. · 152 A.2d 35
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Kennelly · 98 A.2d 835
• Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 386 P.2d 515
• Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 370 Pa. 305
• Board of Supervisors v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 196 Va. 1102
• State Ex Rel. North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Piedmont Natural Gas Co. · 119 S.E.2d 469
• City of Columbus v. Public Utilities Commission · 93 N.E.2d 693
• Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Gilbert · 3 F. Supp. 595
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Brockton · 127 N.E.2d 301
• St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 353 P.2d 505
• Boston Gas Co. v. Department of Public Utilities · 269 N.E.2d 248
• Russian v. Lipet · 238 A.2d 369
• United Transit Co. v. Public Utility Hearing Board · 192 A.2d 423
• Public Utilities Commission v. East Providence Water Co. · 136 A. 447
• Town of Jamestown v. Kennelly · 100 A.2d 649
• Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. Public Utilities Commission · 267 A.2d 404
• Madeira v. Pawtucket Housing Authority · 253 A.2d 237
• Yellow Cab Co. v. Public Utility Hearing Board · 90 A.2d 726
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Kennelly · 80 A.2d 891

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• Narragansett Electric Co. v. Harsch · 368 A.2d 1194
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 376 A.2d 1041
• Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce v. Public Utilities Commission · 396 A.2d 102
• Bristol County Water Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 363 A.2d 444
• Town of New Shoreham v. Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission · 464 A.2d 730
• Narragansett Electric Co. v. Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission · 35 A.3d 925
• Narragansett Electric Co. v. Burke · 381 A.2d 1358
• Valley Gas Co. v. Burke · 406 A.2d 366
• Valley Gas Co. v. Burke · 446 A.2d 1024
• In re A & R Marine Corp. · 199 A.3d 533
• Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. Smith · 322 A.2d 17
• Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Utah Public Service Commission · 636 P.2d 1047
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 446 A.2d 1376
• Providence Gas Co. v. Burke · 475 A.2d 193
• United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 393 A.2d 1092
• Providence Gas Co. v. Malachowski · 600 A.2d 711
• Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Federation v. Burke · 443 A.2d 1236
• NW Pub. Serv. v. CITIES OF CHAMBERLAIN, ETC. · 265 N.W.2d 867
• Northwestern Public Service Co. v. Cities of Chamberlain, Huron, Mitchell, Redfield, Webster, & Yankton · 265 N.W.2d 867
• New England Tel. and Tel. Co. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COM'N · 376 A.2d 1036
• Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. Smith · 319 A.2d 643
• Connecticut Natural Gas Corp. v. Public Utilities Control Authority · 183 Conn. 128

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