· 7/23/2015
Sierra Club—Grand Canyon Chapter v. Arizona Corp. Commission
Citations
- 237 Ariz. 568
- 354 P.3d 1127
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- deferring to the Commission’s reliance on evidence even after the opponent of the rate claimed the decision “was based on speculative evidence that ‘defied credibility’”
- finding this court will defer to the Commission’s factual conclusions if supported by substantial evidence, unless such conclusions are arbitrary or unlawful (quotation omitted)
- finding dispositive holding on one issue renders it unnecessary to address other issues
- appellate courts are not bound by Commission’s legal conclusions and must “determine independently whether the Commission erred in its interpretation of the law”
- \Substantial evidence is evidence which would permit a reasonable person to reach the Commission's result.\
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Judges: Orozco, Thumma, Brown
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