COFFELT v. ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

No. 5-5192.

451 S.W.2d 881 (1970)

Kenneth COFFELT, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Coffelt, Little Rock, for appellant.

House, Holmes & Jewell, Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This suit for a declaratory judgment was brought as a class action by the appellant, who seeks relief on behalf of all consumers who purchase electricity from the appellee, a public utility. The question presented is whether our constitutional prohibition against usury is violated by the utility company's authorized practice of imposing a "late charge" against customers who do not pay their monthly bills within ten business days (fourteen...

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