In Re Powell’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United States · Public Utilities Commission v. Johnson Motor Transport · In Re Chapman · Petition of O'Donnell · Biddeford and Saco Gas Co. v. Portland Gas Light Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“The determination of public needs in the field of regulated utilities is within the expertise and experience of the Commission. In the absence of any abuse of that informed discretion, this Court will not substitute its judgment for that of the Commission.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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