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State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the Southeast

Decided June 16, 1972. Susie Sharp wrote the opinion for the court.

189 S.E.2d 705 · Cited 112 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.

State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Morgan · 177 S.E.2d 405
State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. State · 239 N.C. 333
General Telephone Co. of Upstate New York, Inc. v. Lundy · 17 N.Y.2d 373
State Ex Rel. North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Piedmont Natural Gas Co. · 119 S.E.2d 469
Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 282 U.S. 133
Dayton Power & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 292 U.S. 290
State Ex Rel. North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Westco Telephone Co. · 146 S.E.2d 487
Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service Commission · 262 U.S. 679
City of Alton v. Commerce Commission · 165 N.E.2d 513
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Champion Papers, Inc. · 130 S.E.2d 890
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Public Service Co. of North Carolina, Inc. · 125 S.E.2d 457
State Ex Rel. North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 148 S.E.2d 210
United Fuel Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission · 278 U.S. 300
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Gulf-Atlantic Towing Corp. · 110 S.E.2d 886
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 148 S.E.2d 100
State Ex Rel. North Carolina Utilities Commission v. Carolina Coach Co. · 134 S.E.2d 689
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 118 S.E.2d 21
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Lee Telephone Co. · 140 S.E.2d 319
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Wellman · 143 U.S. 339
Galveston Electric Co. v. City of Galveston · 258 U.S. 388
San Diego Land & Town Co. v. Jasper · 189 U.S. 439
Columbus Gas & Fuel Co. v. Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio · 292 U.S. 398
Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission · 287 N.W. 593
Western Distributing Co. v. Public Service Commission · 285 U.S. 119
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 215 P.2d 441

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Mebane Home Telephone Co. · 257 S.E.2d 623
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Duke Power Co. · 206 S.E.2d 269
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Water Service, Inc. · 439 S.E.2d 127
State ex rel. Utilities Commission & Carolina Trace Corp. v. Public Staff-North Carolina Utilities Commission · 333 N.C. 195
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Nantahala Power & Light Co. · 332 S.E.2d 397
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Intervenor Residents of Bent Creek/Mt. Carmel Subdivisions · 286 S.E.2d 770
State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Water Service, Inc. · 225 N.C. App. 120
State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Thornburg · 325 N.C. 484
STATE EX REL. UTIL. COM'N v. Thornburg · 385 S.E.2d 463
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission & Duke Power Co. v. Eddleman · 358 S.E.2d 339
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Utility Customers Ass'n · 333 S.E.2d 259
State v. PUBLIC STAFF-NC UTIL. COM'N · 370 S.E.2d 567
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company v. State · 216 N.W.2d 841
Washington Water Power Co. v. Idaho Public Utilities Commission · 617 P.2d 1242
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Public Staff · 343 S.E.2d 898
STATE EX REL. UTIL. COM'N v. Thornburg · 385 S.E.2d 451
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. North Carolina Textile Manufacturers Ass'n · 296 S.E.2d 487
STATE EX REL. UTILITIES COM'N v. Edmisten · 242 S.E.2d 862
State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Mebane Home Telephone Co. · 35 N.C. App. 588
State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Public Staff-North Carolina Utilities Commission · 322 N.C. 689
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Public Staff-North Carolina Utilities Commission · 529 PA 82
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Duke Power Co. · 287 S.E.2d 786
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission & Public Service Co. v. City of Durham · 193 S.E.2d 95
State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 206 S.E.2d 283
Atlantic Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission · 390 A.2d 439

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