City of Hartford v. Public Utilities Commission

This appeal is taken from the decision of the public utilities commission in allowing- an increase in rates to the Southern New England Telephone Company.

The Southern New England Telephone Company filed a motion for disclosure and production, and the plaintiff filed a motion in objection thereto. The question presented is whether an appeal from the doings of the defendant commission is a “civil action” within the meaning of the statutes and rules authorizing discovery. General Statutes § 52-197; Practice Book § 167.

Under § 16-37 of the General Statutes, the court reviews, on a certified…