Legal Opinion
Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 1947No. Appeals, 82 and 83PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hirt, J.,
In April 1946 Philadelphia Transportation Company filed a tariff supplement to its existing Bus and Bail rates to become effective on May 5, 1946. The company thus sought a general increase in its basic transportation fares, with some minor exceptions, from 7% to 8% cents; the increase in cash fares was from 8 to 10 cents. The Public Utility Commission on its own motion immediately started an investigation (at Docket No. C. 14133) to determine the fairness of the proposed rates, and the City of Philadelphia, in a separate proceeding, filed its complaint (at Docket No. C.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. North Carolina Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- New Street Bridge Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Beaver Valley Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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3Cited by22 opinions
- City of Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Duquesne Light Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- United States Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
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