§ 62-69. Stipulations and agreements; prehearing conference.
§ 62‑69. Stipulations and agreements; prehearing conference.
(a) In all contested proceedings the Commission, by prehearingconferences and in such other manner as it may deem expedient and in the publicinterest, shall encourage the parties and their counsel to make and enterstipulations of record for the following purposes:
(1) Eliminating the necessity of proof of all facts which may beadmitted and the authenticity of documentary evidence,
(2) Facilitating the use of exhibits, and
(3) Clarifying the issues of fact and law.
The Commission may make informal disposition of any contestedproceeding by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the Commission's rules ofpractice and procedure, such prehearing conferences may be ordered by theCommission or requested by any party to a proceeding in substantially the samemanner, and with substantially the same subsequent procedure, as provided bylaw for the conduct of pretrial hearings in the superior court. (1949, c. 989, s. 1; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1.)