Legal Opinion
Borough of Lewistown v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 1923No. Appeal, No. 2PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
On May 29, 1920, the Lewistown-Reedsville Water Company filed a new schedule of rates effective July 1, 1920. Complaints against the reasonableness of the new rates were filed prior to the effective date. These were consolidated and heard together. The commission found the fair value of the company’s used and useful property to be one million dollars, and allowed seven per cent per annum as a fair return thereon; it also allowed an annual depreciation of $7,500 and operating expenses 'of *531$19,500, which entitled the company to a total gross annual revenue of $97,000. As…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon BoroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Citizens Passenger Railway Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Ben Avon Boro. v. Ohio Valley Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Keystone Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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