City of Birmingham v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Petition for common-law writ of certiorari to the Public Service Commission to certify the record in the case of City of Birmingham against the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, and before the Supreme Court to review and revise the finding of such Commission, or, alternatively, for the establishing of a bill of exceptions and review of such order upon appeal.
1Per curiam
In the Code of 1907, §§ 5632 to 5725, will be found the general law relating to the powers, duties, etc., of the railroad commission, having reference chiefly to railroads and common carriers. Code, § 5683, makes rates fixed by the commission prima facie reasonable.
In Acts 1909, p. 35, will be found an amendment to certain provisions of the act of 1907 in Code provisions, and on pages 96 to 100 provision for appeals from any action or order of the railroad commission of Alabama reducing or increasing or refusing to increase any rates, fares, or charges by common carriers for the…
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