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OFFICE OF CONSUMERS' COUNSEL v. P.U.C.

Nos. 80-191 and 80-349.

64 Ohio St. 2d 71 (1980)

OFFICE OF CONSUMERS' COUNSEL, APPELLANT, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., APPELLEES. CITY OF COLUMBUS, APPELLANT, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William A. Spratley, consumers' counsel, Mr. John P. Hopkins, Ms. Gretchen J. Hummel and Mr. Orla E. Collier, for appellant Consumers' Counsel.

Mr. Gregory S. Lashutka, city attorney, Mr. Patrick M. McGrath and Mr. John W. Bentine, for appellant city of Columbus.

Mr. William J. Brown, attorney general, Mr. Marvin I. Resnik and Mr. Harris S. Leven, for appellee.

Messrs. Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Mr. Samuel H. Porter, Mr. Curtis A. Loveland and Mr. William J. Kelly, Jr., for intervening appellee.

WILLIAM B. BROWN, J.

For the reasons set forth, we affirm the commission's order in its entirety.

I.

Appellants contend that R. C. 4909.39 renders invalid the permanent rate increases ordered herein within Columbus until March 30, 1980. R. C. 4909.39, in relevant part, provides:

"If the public utilities commission, after the hearing referred to in Sections 4909.34 to 4909.36 of the Revised Code...

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