Bluefield Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission

Hatcher, Judge :

The Bluefield Telephone Company is a public service corporation owning property and doing business in Virginia and West Virginia. It filed before the Public Service Commission of this state, on October 2, 1925, certain tariffs which were estimated would increase its annual revenue about $33,000.00.

On April 24, 1926, the Commission cancelled the proposed tariffs. The Company complains in this court of the Commission, because of (1) the valuation fixed as the rate base, (2) the rate of depreciation allowed, and ‘(3) the conclusion that the present revenue is an ample return of…