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Southern Bell Telephone & TeleGraph Co. v. Railroad Commission of South Carolina

District Court, E.D. South Carolina

Decided April 30, 1925No. 253PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERNEST F. COCHRAN, District Judge.

An order of the Railroad Commission of South Carolina dated March 24, 1921, prescribed certain telephone rates, effective from and after April 1, 1921. This order materially increased the existing rates. The General Assembly of South Carolina, by an act approved April 3, 1922, provided that no greater rates should be charged than were of legal force' and effect and on file with the Railroad Commission on January 1, 1921. The effect of the act was to abrogate the order of the Commission of March 24, 1922, and restore the previous rates and deprive the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1949
  2. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. McQuaidCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
  3. Denver Union Stock Yard Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1932
  4. Columbus Gas & Fuel Co. v. City of ColumbusDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1927
  5. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. WhitcombDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1926

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