Opinion ID: 1694090
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Heading: mississippi power 1982 case

Text: On April 5, 1982, Mississippi Power filed the statutory notice with the Commission that it proposed to increase its rates 30 days later, beginning May 5, 1982. On April 6, 1982, the Commission entered an order suspending the proposed rate increases, and gave the statutory notice as given in the above cases to the public, duly published in the April 13, 1982, issues of the Clarion Ledger and the Daily Herald. Pursuant to Commission approval the power company on April 27, 1982, made a bond of $11 million, as authorized by statute, and the increased rates were put into effect May 5, 1982. Again, extensive hearings were conducted from June 14, 1982, until August 21, 1982, by the Commission. Goudy appeared individually in this case before the Commission, objecting to any rate increase. On October 1, 1982, the Commission entered an order denying the rate increase. An appeal was perfected to the Chancery Court of the First Judiciary District of Hinds County that month, and that court stayed and suspended the Commission order denying any rate increase, and permitted the power company to continue charging the increased rates under the same $11 million bond. That case has never been appealed from the Chancery Court of Hinds County to this court. Disposition of the proceedings has been either the Hinds County Chancery Court or the Commission.