Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service Commission

Utah Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1945No. 6724Published

1ConcurrenceWolfe, Justice

Concurring in the opinion of Mr. Justice McDONOUGH: Quite against my inclinations I am compelled to concur in the opinion of Mr. Justice McDONOUGH. From a standpoint of justice I do not like the result but I see no escape from the analysis of the statute and conclusions arrived at by Mr. Justice McDONOUGH. The legislature has spoken by language which leads to the conclusion that when we set aside an order of the Commission we do sustain, within the meaning of Sec. 76-6-17, U. C. A. 1943, the charges made by the utility pending appeal. We, of course, do not put our approval on such rates. Only…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Johanson v. Cudahy Packing Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Peerless Sales Co. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1944

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