State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Edmisten

291 N.C. 477 | N.C. | 1977

Lead Opinion

LAKE, Justice.

For the reasons set forth in State ex rel. Utilities Commission and Duke Power Co. v. Edmisten, Attorney General, supra, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and this matter is remanded to that court with direction that it issue its judgment further remanding the matter to the North Carolina Utilities Commission for the entry by the Commission of an order vacating its order authorizing the said surcharge, and directing Virginia Electric and Power Company to refund to the users of its service the revenues collected by it from them pursuant to such surcharge.

Reversed and remanded.






Dissenting Opinion

Justice Copeland

dissenting.

For the reasons set forth in my dissent in State ex rel. Utilities Commission and Duke Power Co. v. Edmisten, Attorney General, I respectfully dissent.

Chief Justice Sharp and Justice Moore join in this dissent.