Legal Opinion
City of Big Rapids v. Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1949No. Docket No. 46, Calendar No. 44,303PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoyles, J.
The question in this case is whether the Michigan public service commission has the right to fix rates for the sale of natural gas in the city of Big Rapids. The city claims the right by virtue of certain ordinances which the city claims constitute a franchise contract, giving the city the right to fix the rates. The defendant gas company claims that the city has no such vested right.
Plaintiff city of Big Rapids is a home-rule city and the defendant Michigan Consolidated Gas Company is a public utility distributing natural gas within the city of Big Rapids and elsewhere. March 5, 1948, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Northern Michigan Water Co. v. Public Service CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967