Legal Opinion · Dissent
Utah Light & Traction Co. v. Public Service Commission
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 7, 1941No. 6255Published
1DissentTrueman, District Judge
I dissent. I think the majority members of this Court in subscribing to the prevailing opinion fail to comprehend the extent of the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to supervise and regulate public utilities in Utah, and I think by means of an improper and erroneous interpretation of Section 76-6-16, R. S. U. 1938, the so-called “limited review statute,” they fail to comprehend the extent of the obligation imposed upon this Court to review the acts of the Commission.
The Public Service Commission of Utah by its order of March 14, 1940, granted its Certificate of Convenience and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Interstate Commerce Commission v. BrimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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- Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of WisconsinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Salt Lake City v. Utah Light & Traction Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1918
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