State ex rel. Columbia Telephone Co. v. Atkinson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. J. C. Slate, Judge. (1) This court will examine, consider, and weigh the evidence, and reach its own conclusions and findings of fact upon the testimony in the record, as in equity cases; and, in effect, try the case de novo.
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Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. J. C. Slate, Judge. (1) This court will examine, consider, and weigh the evidence, and reach its own conclusions and findings of fact upon the testimony in the record, as in equity cases; and, in effect, try the case de novo. Railroad v. Public Service Comm., 266 Mo; 333. (2) The Public Service Commission “has made an omnibus allowance, without itemization in findings, opinion, or order,” and, if it can be said that this is a compliance with the statutory requirement of “findings of fact in writing,” it certainly cannot be of material aid to the court in…
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, C.
This proceeding was instituted on the 20th day of May, 1915, in the circuit court of Cole County, to review on certiorari the action of respondents in two cases, one of which was known as case No. 69, entitled “J. Ben Sims v. Columbia Telephone Company;” the other was known as No. 282, entitled “In the matter of the Valuation of the Telephone Exchange Rural Lines and Long Distance Toll Lines of the Columbia Telephone Company.” These cases were consolidated and tried a» one before the Public Service Commission.
Case No. 69 filed before the commission was sworn to by J. Ben Sims and…
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