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HAMM v. S.C.P.S.C.

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291 S.C. 119 (1987)

352 S.E.2d 476

Steven W. HAMM, Consumer Advocate for the State of South Carolina, Appellant v. The SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION and Carolina Power & Light Company, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Hamm, Raymon E. Lark, Jr., and L. Patricia Smith, S.C. Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Columbia, for appellant.

Marsha A. Ward, S.C. Public Service Com'n, Legal Dept., Columbia, for respondent S.C. Public Service Com'n.

William F. Austin, Russell H. Putnam, Jr., both of William Frederick Austin, P.A., Columbia; and Robert W. Kaylor, Carolina Power & Light Co., of Raleigh, North Carolina, for respondent Carolina Power & Light Co.

Heard Oct. 20, 1986.

Decided Jan. 12, 1987.

NESS, Chief Justice:

This is a utility rate case. The circuit court dismissed the appellant Consumer Advocate's petition for judicial review. We reverse.

In January, 1985, respondent Carolina Power & Light Company (CP & L) initiated proceedings to adjust the base rate for fuel costs for the next six-month period. The Consumer Advocate was granted...

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