Legal Opinion
Alabama Water Co. v. City of Attalla
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 15, 1924No. 7 Div. 451PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The primary question is: Did the trial court commit error in enjoining appellant from changing the rates for water supplied the inhabitants of the city of Attalla, and charging the rates fixed by the Alabama Public Service Commission? The contract between the city and the water company is of date September 30, 1916. The order of the Alabama Public Service Commission is of date October 1, 1921, and was sought to be made by authority oí the act of October 1, 1920 (Gen. and Local Acts Sp. Sess. 1920, p. 38). The lease contract in question had not the approval of the Public Service Commission.
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Wichita Railroad & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Union Dry Goods Co. v. Georgia Public Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. City of Springfield v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Salt Lake City v. Utah Light & Traction Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. MurphySupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
- Oppenheim v. City of FlorenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Mobile Gas Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- City of Birmingham v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Austin v. Tennessee Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1951
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