The MONTANA POWER COMPANY, a Montana corp., Plaintiff and Petitioner,
v.
The PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION of the State of Montana, et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Supreme Court of Montana.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted November 26, 1984.
Decided December 12, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Daniel O. Flanagan, John J. Burke, John L. Peterson, Dennis R. Lopach, Pamela K. Merrell for Montana Power Company, Butte, John L. Peterson argued, for plaintiff and petitioner.
Eileen Shore argued, Public Service Commission, Helena, for defendants and respondents.
Mike Greely argued, Atty. Gen., Helena, James C. Paine argued, John C. Allen, Montana Consumer Counsel, Helena, Kurt Krueger, Butte Community Union, Mt. Assoc. of Senior Citizens, Butte, and Robert C. Rowe, Missoula, Patrick L. Smith argued, Northern Plains Resource Council, Billings, Daniel Kemmis and Jeanne Kemmis, Human Resources Council, Dist. XI, Missoula, John Doubek argued, Richard Pyfer, Montana Irrigators, Helena, Donald W. Quander, Ideal Basic Industries, ASARCO, Billings, C. William Leaphart, Champion International & CONOCO, Helena, and Linwood Morrell, New York City, Capt. Edwin T. Peterson, U.S. Air Force, Great Falls, Robert L. Deschamps, III, Missoula County Atty., Missoula, James Robischon, Atlantic Richfield, Stauffer Chemical Co., EXXON, Butte, Charles W. Kuether, Great Falls Gas Co., Great Falls, Grant E. Tanner, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weitler, D.S.I., Portland, Or., for intervenors.
Supreme Court of Montana.
WEBER, Justice.
Montana Power Company (MPC) requested that this Court assume original jurisdiction of a petition for declaratory judgment, mandate or other appropriate relief. This Court assumed jurisdiction to decide whether the certificate issued by the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation (BNRC) is conclusive and binding on the Public Service Commission (PSC). On this narrow legal question, we hold that the certificate...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.
