62-40. To hear and determine controversies submitted.
When a public utility embraced in this Chapter has a controversy with another person and all the parties to such controversy agree in writing to submit such controversy to the Commission as arbitrator, the Commission shall act as such, and after due notice to all parties interested shall proceed to hear the same, and its award shall be final. Such award in cases where land or an interest in land is concerned shall immediately be certified to the clerk of the superior court of the county or counties in which said land, or any part thereof, is situated, and shall by such clerk be docketed in the judgment docket for such county, and from such docketing shall have the same effect as a judgment of the superior court for such county. Parties may appear in person or by attorney before such arbitrator. (1899, c. 164, s. 25; Rev., s. 1073; C.S., s. 1059; 1933, c. 134, s. 8; 1941, c. 97; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Powers and Duties of Utilities Commission.
§ 62-30 - General powers of Commission.
§ 62-31 - Power to make and enforce rules and regulations for public utilities.
§ 62-32 - Supervisory powers; rates and service.
§ 62-33 - Commission to keep informed as to utilities.
§ 62-34 - To investigate companies under its control; visitation and inspection.
§ 62-36 - Reports by utilities; canceling certificates for failure to file.
§ 62-36B - Recodified as G.S62-36.01 by Session Laws 2015-264, s10, effective October 1, 2015.
§ 62-36.01 - Regulation of natural gas service agreements.
§ 62-38 - Power to regulate public utilities in municipalities.
§ 62-40 - To hear and determine controversies submitted.
§ 62-41 - To investigate accidents involving public utilities; to promote general safety program.
§ 62-43 - Fixing standards, classifications, etc.; testing service.
§ 62-44 - Commission may require continuous telephone lines.
§ 62-45 - Determination of cost and value of utility property.
§ 62-46 - Water gauging stations.
§ 62-47 - Reports from municipalities operating own utilities.
§ 62-48 - Appearance before courts and agencies.
§ 62-49 - Publication of utilities laws.
§ 62-50 - Safety standards for gas pipeline facilities.
§ 62-51 - To inspect books and records of corporations affiliated with public utilities.
§ 62-52 - Interruption of service.
§ 62-53 - Electric membership corporation subsidiaries.
§ 62-54 - Notification of opportunity to object to telephone solicitation.