Public Utilities Commission v. Northwest Water Corp.

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• determining that a court may give deference to the findings of fact of an administrative agency
• determining that a court may give deference to the findings of fact of an administrative agency
• choosing not to disregard the \used and useful\ principle, but noting that its application may be unconstitutional where it results in the confiscation of the public utility's property
• “[T]he legislature clearly intended to place the primary duty and responsibility for the determination of just and reasonable utility rates in the Commission, and provided a rather complete procedural structure for the Commission to follow in discharging its function.”

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