Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 1 > Part 1 > Chapter 7 - Valuation of Public Utility Properties

• City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
• Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
• County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• 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.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17