City of McPherson v. State Corporation Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.:

These appeals are from orders of the trial court sustaining motions of the appellees to set aside orders of the State Corporation Commission as being unlawful and unreasonable on their face without an examination of the record before the Commission required by G. S. 1949, 66-118d.

The legislature, by statute (G. S. 1949, 74-601), organized the State Corporation Commission, which hereinafter will be called the “Commission,” and by chapter 66, Laws of 1949, gave the Commission full power, authority and jurisdiction to supervise and control…