Legal Opinion
Gowdey v. Commonwealth Edison Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 12, 1976No. 60272PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sullivan
This is an appeal by separate objectors Blair and Hamer from a final order of the circuit court approving the settlement of an action originally brought against Commonwealth Edison Co. (Edison) by plaintiff Gowdey as an individual on her own behalf and on behalf of all other persons who were or had been charged by Edison for its residential light bulb service (hereinafter called plaintiffs).
It appears that for more than 50 years Edison has maintained a bulb service for its residential customers. This practice was initially allowed by the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) because of a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Nolan v. FitzpatrickSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Cohen v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- Harrison Sheet Steel Co. v. LyonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
- Perlman v. First National Bank of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
- In Re Appointment of Special State's AttorneysAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Ross v. City of GenevaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
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- Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago Ex Rel. O'Keeffe v. Ingram Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Sheffler v. Commonwealth Edison Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2010
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