State Supreme Court / Tex.

Suburban Utility Corp. v. Public Utility Commission

Decided May 18, 1983. Charles W. Barrow wrote the opinion for the court.

652 S.W.2d 358 · Cited 262 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.

Galveston Electric Co. v. City of Galveston · 258 U.S. 388
Railroad Commission of Texas v. Entex, Inc. · 599 S.W.2d 292
Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service Commission · 262 U.S. 679
Railroad Commission v. Houston Natural Gas Corp. · 155 Tex. 502
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utility Commission · 571 S.W.2d 503
Moyston v. New Mexico Public Service Commission · 412 P.2d 840
Lewis v. Jacksonville Building & Loan Ass'n · 540 S.W.2d 307
Dotson v. Texas State Board of Medical Examiners · 612 S.W.2d 921
Texas Alarm & Signal Ass'n v. Public Utility Commission · 603 S.W.2d 766
United Savings Ass'n of Texas v. Vandygriff · 594 S.W.2d 163
Vandygriff v. First Savings & Loan Ass'n · 617 S.W.2d 669
Sunbelt Utilities v. Public Utility Commission · 589 S.W.2d 392

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Public Utility Commission v. GTE-Southwest, Inc. · 901 S.W.2d 401

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