Legal Opinion
City v. Pub. Ser. Com.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1926No. 5358PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On January 25, 1924, Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Company, a public utility, filed with the Public Service Commission tariffs increasing its rates and charges, to become effective March 1, 1924. During an investigation to determine the reasonableness of the proposed rates, which followed, extensive hearings were had, culminating in an order by the Commission, allowing the proposed private branch exchange, and interstate toll, rates; cancelling the proposed local exchange rates and granting the utility authority to re-classify its exchanges, in accordance with an established basis of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- State ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Galveston Electric Co. v. City of GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Des Moines Gas Co. v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Goodrich Transit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United Fuel Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
- Atlantic Greyhound Corp. v. Public Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
- City of Huntington v. State Water CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
- Billings v. Civil Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1971
- West Central Producers Co-Operative Ass'n v. Commissioner of AgricultureWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
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