Legal Opinion
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 27, 1953PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThaxter, J.
This complaint was filed November 30, 1950 in accordance with R. S., 1944, Chap. 40, and particularly under the provisions of section 61 of that chapter. It alleges that the Public Utilities Commission of Maine has jurisdiction over the operations of the Telephone Company within the State of Maine; that its rates are not now reasonable and just taking into consideration the fair value of its property devoted to intrastate telephone service with a fair return thereon; that such rates unless increased will continue to be unjust, unreasonable and insufficient, in that revenues and net earnings…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
- San Diego Land & Town Co. v. National CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Mechanic Falls Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
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