WIS. CENTRAL LTD. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMM'N

No. 91-0637.

170 Wis.2d 558 (1992)

490 N.W.2d 27

WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD., Petitioner-Appellant, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN, Wisconsin Southern Gas Company, Inc., Northern States Power Company, Wisconsin Gas Company, Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Natural Gas Company, Wisconsin Power & Light Company, Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin, and City of Plymouth, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Respondents-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided August 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of James A. Fletcher and Michael D. Dabertin of Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly of Chicago.

For the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin the cause was submitted on the brief of Steven Levine of Public Service Commission of Wisconsin of Madison.

For Wisconsin Southern Gas Company, Inc., the cause was submitted on the brief of Hugh H. Bell and William C. Williams of Bell, Metzner, Gierhart & Moore, S.C. of Madison.

For Northern States Power Company the cause was submitted on the brief of Joseph R. Mirr of Garvey, Anderson, Johnson, Gabler & Geraci, S.C. of Eau Claire.

For Wisconsin Gas Company the cause was submitted on the brief of Gregory A. Wheeler and Charles J. Cummings of Milwaukee.

For Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Natural Gas Company the cause was submitted on the brief of Walter T. Woelfle of Milwaukee.

For Wisconsin Power & Light Company the cause was submitted on the brief of Barbara J. Swan of Wisconsin Power & Light Company of Madison.

For Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin and the City of Plymouth the cause was submitted on the brief of Michael P. May and Anita T. Gallucci of Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field of Madison.

For Wisconsin Public Service Corporation the cause was submitted on the brief of Allen W. Williams, Jr., Michael D. Flanagan and Joseph E. Dannecker of Foley & Lardner of Milwaukee.

For the Soo Line Railroad Company an amicus curiae brief was submitted by Patrick J. Nugent of Soo Line Railroad Company of Minneapolis.

For Green Bay & Western Railroad Company an amicus curiae brief was submitted by Gerald M. O'Brien of Anderson, Shannon, O'Brien, Rice & Bertz of Stevens Point.

Before Eich, C.J., Dykman and Sundby, JJ.


DYKMAN, J.

Wisconsin Central Ltd. ("WCL") appeals from a judgment affirming an order of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin ("the commission"). Pursuant to sec. 196.04(4), Stats.,1 the order specifies the terms by which Wisconsin Southern Gas Company ("WSG") is allowed to cross WCL's tracks with its gas transmission pipelines. WCL raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

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.

Citing Cases