IOWA ELEC. LIGHT AND POWER CO. v. LAGLE

No. 87-194.

430 N.W.2d 393 (1988)

IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, Appellant, v. Martha LAGLE d/b/a Lagle Cards & Party, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie A. Cohen, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

David P. McManus of Olinger & McManus, Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, and NEUMAN, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

Electric service to Martha Lagle's retail shop was disconnected by Iowa Electric Light & Power Company for nonpayment of her bill. She protested to the Iowa State Commerce Commission (now known as the Iowa Utilities Board), claiming there must have been a company error, because her meter readings had suddenly gone berserk. (It turned out that another tenant in the building who was on the same meter had abandoned the premises, leaving walk-in cooler...

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