Legal Opinion

City of West Palm Beach v. Florida Public Service Commission

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 14, 1969No. 38066PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Chief Justice.

We review a final order of the Florida Public Service Commission denying a motion of the City of West Palm Beach, Florida, to dismiss a petition of Transit Company of the Palm Beaches, Inc., a bus company which seeks the Commission’s approval of a rate increase of bus passenger fares.

It appears from the record that Transit Company entered into an agreement on January 1, 1962 with the City of West Palm Beach; the form in which the agreement was entered was by a franchise ordinance (No. 797-62) adopted by the City and accepted by Transit Company.

The ordinance granted a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fogarty Bros. Transfer, Inc. v. BoydSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Southern Armored Service, Inc. v. MasonSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  3. City of Pensacola v. KingSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  4. Mercury Cab Owners Ass'n v. Miami Beach Air Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1955
  5. Southern Gulf Utilities, Inc. v. MasonSupreme Court of Florida · 1964

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. City of Cape Coral v. GAC Utilities, Inc., of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Alpert v. Boise Water Corp.Idaho Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Petroleum Carrier Corp. v. Silco Petroleum Carrier, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  4. State, Department of Transportation v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1975

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