Legal Opinion
Waters v. Pacific Telephone Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1974No. S.F. 23071PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BURKE, J.
In this case we must reconcile provisions of the Public Utilities Code which (1) deprive the superior courts of jurisdiction to “review, reverse, correct, or annul” any order or decision of the Public Utilities Commission or to interfere with the commission’s performance of its official *4duties (Pub. Util. Code, § 1759)1 and which (2) vest the superior courts with jurisdiction to award damages against any public utility which acts unlawfully, or fails to act as required by law (§ 2106).2
In the instant case, defendant Pacific Telephone Company (Pacific) allegedly failed to…
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- Vinnell Co. v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
- Cole v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.California Court of Appeal · 1952
- Pratt v. Coast Trucking, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by89 opinions
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- Cellular Plus, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
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