Opinion
July 28, 1953.
PRESENT: Flynn, C.J., Capotosto, Baker, Condon and O'Connell, JJ.
PUBLIC UTILITIES. Decision of Public Utility Administrator Fixing Rates. Appeal by Individual Telephone Subscriber. Where decision of public utility administrator in New England Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Kennelly, 81 R.I. 1, was returned to administrator for clarification and completion, Held, that appeal in instant case, argued in supreme court together with the appeal in the case returned, would be dismissed pro forma, but without prejudice to right of appellant as stated in opinion.
APPEAL by individual subscriber to decision of public utility administrator. Appeal dismissed pro forma, without prejudice.
Thomas H. Gardiner, pro se. William E. Powers, Atty. Gen., Archie Smith, Ass't Atty. Gen., for Public Utility Adm'r.
Swan, Keeney Smith, Eugene J. Phillips, Marshall Swan, Charles Ryan, of Massachusetts Bar, for New England Tel. Tel. Co.
This is an appeal by an individual subscriber of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company asking that a decision of the public utility administrator of this state fixing certain rates and charges for that company be reversed.
The case was argued in this court together with the appeal of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company from the same decision of the administrator. See New England Tel. Tel. Co. v. Kennelly, 81 R.I. 1, filed herewith.
In view of our decision in that case, to which reference is hereby made, it is our opinion that the instant appeal should be denied and dismissed pro forma, but without prejudice to the right of the present appellant to prosecute an appeal in due course, if he desires, following the filing of any supplementary decision by the public utility administrator in accordance with our opinion in said case.