A petition for rehearing will lie only for the following grounds:

(1) Some material error of law committed by the commission;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-2-116

  • Commission: means the Tennessee public utility commission. See Tennessee Code 65-2-101
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) Some material error of fact committed by the commission; or
(3) The discovery of new evidence sufficiently strong to reverse or modify the commission’s order, and which could not have been previously discovered by due diligence.
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