Legal Opinion
City of Alton v. Commerce Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 1960No. 35242PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schaefer
The Illinois Commerce Commission granted the Alton Water Company an increase in its rates, -which was set aside "upon review in the circuit court of Madison County. The Commission and the Company have appealed. The case involves some problems that are unique to this utility, and some that are of more general interest.
The Alton Water Company furnishes water services to approximately 14,000 customers, including many industrial users, in Alton and neighboring areas.- Its distribution- .system has approximately 165 miles of underground mains, and it includes several large standpipes, an elevated…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McCardle v. Indianapolis Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United Rs. & Elec. Co. of Baltimore v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. City of Springfield v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Driscoll v. Edison Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. SlatteryIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Utilities Commission v. General Telephone Co. of the SoutheastSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- City of Evansville v. Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Davenport Water Co. v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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