People ex rel. Pennsylvania Gas Co. v. Public Service Commission
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court and attested on the 23d "day of October, 1920, directed to Public Service Commission, Second District, State of New York, and others, commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Albany all and singular their proceedings had on an application to compel the relator to make certain gas connections and to supply natural gas to certain persons.
1Opinion of the Court
Kiley, J.:
The relator is a foreign corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, having its principal place of business in that State. Its charter does not specify any territory in New York State where it shall operate, and it has not been specifically authorized by any legislative grant from New York State to do business therein. In 1885 the then village of Jamestown (now city of Jamestown), N. Y., granted the relator permission, by resolution of its board of trustees, to lay, maintain, use and repair its mains, pipes and conduits in, through and under the streets,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People ex rel. Pavilion Natural Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Public Service Commission v. Iroquois Natural Gas Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Public Service Comm., Second District v. . Int'l Ry. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Public Service Commission v. Iroquois Natural Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
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