City of Wagner v. South Dakota Light & Power Co.

This is an action for injunction brought by the plaintiff city against the defendant public service corporation to prevent it from charging and collecting rates for electric current in excess of the maximum rates specified in its franchise ordinance. Defendant furnished electricity to numerous cities and towns in the southern part of the state, amiong them this plaintiff. Defendant, finding itself unable to continue to serve its customers at existing rates sought consent to increase them' 25 per cent. All the cities and towns except plaintiff consented to or acquiesced in the proposed rates.…