Borough of Lansdowne v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeals, Nos. 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, October Term, 1919, by complainants, from the order of the Public Service Commission in the cases of Borough of Lansdowne et al. v. The Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania and The Springfield Consolidated Water Company. Complaints against The Springfield Consolidated Water Company on account of schedule of increased rates for fire protection service.
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Appeals, Nos. 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, October Term, 1919, by complainants, from the order of the Public Service Commission in the cases of Borough of Lansdowne et al. v. The Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania and The Springfield Consolidated Water Company. Complaints against The Springfield Consolidated Water Company on account of schedule of increased rates for fire protection service. From the record it appeared that the respondent company had filed an increased schedule of rates, to which complaints were made and, after hearing, the commission fixed the fair value of the company’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
Complaints were filed with the Public Service Commission by various boroughs and private consumers alleging that the rates charged by the Springfield Consolidated Water Company were unjust, unreasonable, excessive and discriminatory. The complaints were consolidated and hearings had which received widespread publicity. An exhaustive investigation was made of the company’s plant and its value for rate making purposes, the cost of operation, the revenue which the company was entitled to receive and its apportionment between municipal and private consumers) or between fire…
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