At any hearing involving a rate or the transfer of ownership of assets or a franchise of a public service company, the burden of proving that said rate under consideration is just and reasonable or that said transfer of assets or franchise is in the public interest shall be on the public service company. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the regulation of a telecommunications service which is a competitive service, as defined in section 16-247a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-22
Rates; transfer of assets or franchise; burden of proof
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. v. Council on Water Co. (1978)
Most recently applied in 477 F. Supp. 251 - Northeastern Telephone Co. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (November 1978)
(1949 Rev., S. 5412; P.A. 75-486, S. 13, 69; P.A. 94-83, S. 14, 16.) History: P.A. 75-486 made section applicable to transfers of asset ownership or franchise; P.A. 94-83 added …
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