BARASCH v. PA. P.U.C.

No. 3444 C.D. 1986.

120 Pa.Commw. 292 (1988)

548 A.2d 1310

David M. Barasch, Consumer Advocate, Petitioner v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

October 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Clearfield, Assistant Consumer Advocate, with him, David M. Barasch, Consumer Advocate, for petitioner.

Veronica A. Smith, Assistant Counsel, with her, John F. Povilaitis, Deputy Chief Counsel, and Daniel P. Delaney, Chief Counsel, for respondent.

Thomas P. Gadsden, with him, Walter R. Hall, II, Lynn A. Clouser and Susan Garland George; Of Counsel: William P. Boswell, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Secretary and General Counsel for The Peoples Natural Gas Company, for intervenor, The Peoples Natural Gas Company.

Argued April 20, 1988, before President Judge CRUMLISH, JR., and Judges CRAIG, MacPHAIL, DOYLE, BARRY, McGINLEY and SMITH.


OPINION BY JUDGE CRAIG, October 11, 1988:

The Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC or commission) that approved a rate increase for the Peoples Natural Gas Company (Peoples or utility).1

Peoples does not pay federal income taxes directly to the federal government, but rather participates in a consolidated tax return filed by its parent corporation...

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