Pittsburgh Railways Co. v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 97, April T., 1917, by plaintiff, from order of Public Service Commission No. 1037, Complaint Docket 1916, in the Matter of the Complaint of the City of Pittsburgh. Petition against change of rates. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was order directing the respondent to cease and desist from collecting any rates, except those contained in a tariff filed on June 17, 1914.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
This is an appeal from the decision of the Public Service Commission requiring the Pittsburgh Railways Company to desist from collecting an increased rate of fares which the company undertook to establish by a supplementary schedule of fares filed with the Public Service Commission on May 22, 1916. The paper filed with the Public Service Commission was contained in a cover bearing the following superscription: “Supp. No. 2, P. S. C. Pa. No. 1,” but having no other indication of the contents of the enclosure. Copies of the schedule were sent to agents of the appellant…
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