Legal Opinion

City of Pa. v. Pub. Ser. Com.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 13, 1923PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Argued December 13, 1923. The city and the intervening appellants are in such close accord in gathering from the evidence a rate-base sufficient to sustain the challenged rates, that but little need be said in recording our unanimous conclusion that this appeal should be dismissed.

The city complained that a proposed rate-increase was unreasonable and asked the commission to prescribe what the company might charge. The commission ordered the company to put into effect for a trial-period of six months, "a seven cent cash fare and a six and one-quarter cent rate of fare where coupon tickets in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Leiper v. Baltimore & Philadelphia RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  3. Citizens Passenger Railway Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  4. City of Scranton v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  5. New Street Bridge Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Clark's Ferry Bridge Co. v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  3. Philadelphia Transportation Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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