Legal Opinion
General Telephone Company of Southwest v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 11, 1971No. 44393PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice:
This is an appeal by General Telephone Company of the Southwest from an order of the Corporation Commission denying a requested rate increase.
General operates 53 telephone exchanges in relatively small municipalities in Oklahoma. In 1968, with the acquisition of Southwestern States Telephone Company, General approximately doubled in size. Its present rates in Oklahoma were approved by the Corporation Commission in 1961 for Southwestern and in 1963 for General. In both cases the rates approved by the Commission provided for a rate of return (ratio of net income to rate base)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Pioneer Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. WestenhaverSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Tecumseh Gas System, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Tecumseh Gas System, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- Continental Oil Co. v. State Board of EqualizationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982