Supreme Court of Florida

In a territorial dispute between two utilities competing to provide electric service, the award of service to defendant is affirmed where the Florida Public Service Commission's drawing of the territorial boundary does not constitute a departure from the essential requirements of law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/21/2004
• Published 10/21/2004

Judges

• CANTERO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John H. Haswell of Chandler, Lang, Haswell & Cole, P.A., Gainesville, FL;  and Frank E. Bondurant, Marianna, FL, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Harold McLean, General Counsel, Richard C. Bellack, Associate General Counsel, Florida Public Service Commission, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee Florida Public Service Commission., Jeffrey A. Stone, Russell A. Badders and R. Andrew Kent of Beggs & Lane, LLP, Pensacola, FL, for Appellee Gulf Power Company.