ASKEW v. BEVIS

No. 43327.

283 So.2d 337 (1973)

Reubin O'D ASKEW, Governor of the State of Florida, Petitioner, v. William H. BEVIS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. England, Jr. and Rod Tennyson, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Prentice P. Pruitt, Tallahassee, for respondents.

J. Thomas Gurney and J. Thomas Gurney, Jr. of Gurney, Gurney & Handley, Orlando, and Edwin L. Mason of Mason & Erwin, Tallahassee, for Florida Telephone Corp.

Hugh C. Macfarlane of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, as amicus curiae.


McCAIN, Justice.

By petition for writ of certiorari, we have for review Order No. 5618 of the Florida Public Service Commission granting, with certain restrictions, a rate increase to Florida Telephone Corporation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Fla. Const., Article V, § 3(b)(3) (1973), F.S.A.

On June 29, 1971, the Public Service Commission commenced an investigation into the quality of telephone service being provided by Florida Telephone Corporation...

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