Inter-State Water Co. v. City of Danville

May 8, 1939, the Inter-State Water Company filed a petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking permission to increase the rates which it might be authorized to charge its consumers for water service in the city of Danville and adjacent territory, including the villages of Tilton and Westville. The commission notified these municipalities of the proceeding instituted by the water company. No other person, corporation or municipality intervened or was brought into the proceeding by the company, the city of Danville, or the commission. Numerous hearings were conducted and considerable…