Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Dec 17, 2019
Missouri Landowners Alliance, et al., Appellants, vs. Public Service Commission, et al., Respondents.
The Missouri Landowners Alliance and Farm Bureau appealed the Public Service Commission's order granting Grain Belt Express Clean Line, LLC a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct an interstate electrical transmission line. Appellants challenged the Commission's evidentiary rulings, its jurisdiction, and whether Grain Belt qualified as an "electrical corporation" or "public utility." The appellate court affirmed the Commission's order, finding no merit in the appellants' procedural and substantive arguments, and concluding the Commission acted lawfully and reasonably.