Form of petition

Any such petition or statement of complaint shall conform to the rules stated in part 1 of article 3, where applicable, setting forth a plain and concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner or complainant relies. Such statement of facts should be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively, each containing as nearly as may be a separate allegation. Where applicable, the petitioner or complainant may set forth acts, events, documents, and other occurrences according to their claimed legal effect. But in so doing the petition or statement of complaint should be such as fairly to apprise the commission and the public service company of the state of facts on which it is intended the commissioners shall act.