St. Paul Book & Stationery Co. v. St. Paul Gaslight Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county. A number of corporations and individuals filed a complaint in intervention. The facts are stated in the opinion. Defendant’s demurrer to the complaint was overruled by Orr; J., who certified the question presented to be important and doubtful, in his opinion. From an order overruling its demurrer to the complaint, defendant appealed.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county. A number of corporations and individuals filed a complaint in intervention. The facts are stated in the opinion. Defendant’s demurrer to the complaint was overruled by Orr; J., who certified the question presented to be important and doubtful, in his opinion. From an order overruling its demurrer to the complaint, defendant appealed. From the order sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the complaint in intervention, interveners appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
This is an action in equity, brought by plaintiff in its own behalf and in behalf of the denizens of the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, similarly circumstanced, to enjoin the defendant, g public service corporation, from enforcing an alleged unreasonable and exorbitant schedule of rates adopted by it, which schedule, however, is not claimed to violate the provisions of an ordinance of the city fixing a maximum price for the distribution and sale of electric current by defendant to patrons within the city. The court is also asked to direct defendant to fix just and nondiscriminatory rates, and…
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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- Griffin v. Goldsboro Water Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
- Pinney & Boyle Co. v. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp.California Supreme Court · 1914
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