Landmark cases, 1970-2007.

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Landmark cases, 1970-2007.

Landmark cases are those that are determined to be of historical value. Any type of case (Chapter 196. Wis. Stats.) can be landmark, if it is precedent setting, of special public interest, or of research value. Only legal counsel or PSC Commissioner's office may select landmark cases for inclusion in this series. The following types of cases are landmark: major transmission lines, pipelines, and original construction of power plants; all holding company files, and telephone reorganization files, per Wis. Stat. 196.79; and all Necessity and Convenience case files that document the formation of a utility.

102.2 c.f. (101 record center cartons and 3 archives boxes) and26 photographs; plusadditions of 73.0 c.f. and1 videorecording.

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