LAMBERTVILLE WATER COMPANY v. N.J. BD. PUB. UTIL. COMMR'S.


79 N.J. 449 (1979)

401 A.2d 211

IN THE MATTER OF THE REVISION OF RATES FILED BY LAMBERTVILLE WATER COMPANY INCREASING ITS RATES FOR WATER SERVICE. LAMBERTVILLE WATER COMPANY, RESPONDENT, v. NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS, APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bertram P. Goltz, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Stephen Skillman and Ms. Erminie L. Conley, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel).

Mr. Alfred L. Nardelli, Deputy Public Advocate, argued the cause for respondent Public Advocate (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Advocate, attorney; Mr. Nardelli, Mr. William Gural, Director, Division of Rate Counsel and Ms. Anne S. Babineau, Assistant Deputy Public Advocate, of counsel and on the briefs).

Mr. John S. Fields argued the cause for respondent Lambertville Water Company (Messrs. Davis & Reberkenny, attorneys).


The opinion of the court was delivered by SULLIVAN, J.

This appeal involves a dispute as to the effective date of a rate increase granted, or to be granted, a public utility by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners following prolonged administrative and judicial review proceedings. The Appellate Division held that the rate increase must be made effective as of the date of the expiration of the two four-month periods of suspension which the Board is permitted to...

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