Southwestern States Telephone Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission

HAMLIN, Justice.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (Hereinafter designated as the Commission) appeals from a judgment of the district court which vacated and set aside Order No. 8670, of the Commission and authorized and empowered The Southwestern States Telephone Company (Hereinafter designated as the Telephone Company) to immediately increase its intrastate rates and charges in amounts sufficient to yield it a net return of 6% per annum on its agreed net investment in Louisiana, that is, on the sum of $4,153,377.0o.1

*544The order of the Commission resulted from a hearing of the application…