ROBERTS v. PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY

No. 79-367-M.P.

408 A.2d 621 (1979)

Dennis J. ROBERTS II, Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island et al. v. PROVIDENCE GAS COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., John R. McDermott, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioners.

Michael P. DeFanti, Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons, Robert J. Ferranty, Providence, for respondent.


ORDER

The petitioners' motion for a stay is denied. The parties are directed to brief and be prepared to argue the following question: In instances where the Attorney General is challenging an order of the Public Utilities Commission, should not the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, whose director also acts as chairman of the Commission, assume the defense of the Commission's order by invoking the provisions of G.L.1956 (1977 Reenactment) § 39-1-20...

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