CONNECTICUT TELEVISION, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION


159 Conn. 317 (1970)

CONNECTICUT TELEVISION, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ET AL. OUTLET/B-T COMPANY v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ET AL. DUCCI ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Robert Hartigan, for the appellant (plaintiff) in the first case.

Bourke G. Spellacy, with whom, on the brief, were Stuart N. Updike and Thomas W. DeMille, for the appellant (plaintiff) in the second case.

Marcia B. Smith, with whom were Paul Smith and, on the brief, Alexander M. Hart, for the appellant (plaintiff) in the third case.

Joseph P. Cooney, for the appellee (defendant TelePrompTer Corporation) in all three cases.

John L. Collins, for the appellee (defendant Community Television Systems, Inc.) in all three cases.

Bruce C. Mayor, with whom, on the brief, was Martin S. Michelson, for the appellee (defendant Laurel Cablevision, Inc.) in the third case.

Morgan K. McGuire, for the appellee (defendant Vision Cable Corporation) in the second case.

Hugh M. Joseloff, for the appellee (defendant Grossco C.A.T.V., Inc.) in the first and third cases.

Frank R. Odium, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Robert K. Killian, attorney general, and John G. Hill, Jr., assistant attorney general, for the appellee (named defendant) in all three cases.

Alfred F. Wechsler appeared for the appellee (defendant Laurel Cablevision, Inc.) in the first and second cases.

James R. Healey appeared for the appellee (defendant Waterbury Community Antenna, Inc.) in the first and third cases.

Robert A. Beizer and Theodore A. Shmanda filed a brief as amicus curiae but did not argue the cause.

ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and SHAPIRO, JS.


ALCORN, C. J.

The plaintiff in each of these cases has appealed from the judgment of the Superior Court, which dismissed an appeal taken to that court from a decision of the public utilities commission. Although based upon separate records, the cases have been briefed and argued together because of the similarity of issues.

In 1963 the General Assembly adopted Public Act No. 425, which became effective June 24, 1963, and is now chapter 289 (§§ 16...

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