City of Charleston v. Public Service Commission
West Virginia Supreme Court
Petition by City of Charleston for suspension of order of the Public Service Commission.
1Opinion of the Court
Kitz, Judge:
In July, 1918, the West Virginia Water and Electric Company, a public service corporation supplying water to the inhabitants of the city of Charleston and the town of South Charleston, made application • to the Public Service Commission for authority to increase its rates. A protest was made by the city of Charleston on behalf of itself and the citizens of said city against the allowance of such increase, upon the.grounds that the applicant was not furnishing an adequate supply of water for the purpose of fire protection, as required by its franchise, nor was the said applicant…
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