MULTNOMAH COUNTY v. DAVIS

No. A7702-02617; CA 9702.

581 P.2d 968 (1978)

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, a Home Rule Political Subdivision of the State of Oregon, Respondent, v. Charles DAVIS, Public Utility Commissioner of the State of Oregon, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. DeBolt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were James A. Redden, Atty. Gen., and John H. Socolofsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem.

Martin B. Vidgoff, Deputy County Counsel, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and JOHNSON and GILLETTE, JJ.


JOHNSON, Judge.

Multnomah County instituted this suit for a declaratory judgment declaring invalid a rule1 of the Public Utility Commissioner (Commissioner) directing how utilities shall allocate certain taxes levied by counties in computing rates charged to utility customers.2 The effect of the rule is that utility expenses resulting from payment of the county's net...

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