Legal Opinion
Monroe Gaslight & Fuel Co. v. Michigan Public Utilities Commission
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 9, 1923PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Per curiam
The franchise contract rates of the Utility expired'. The city and the Utility joined in an application to the Commission. to fix rates for gas. In February, 1922, the Commission fixed an interim rate, averaging about $1.76 per M, to continue pending hearings. After extensive consideration, and in April, 1923, it made its final order, fixing on a sliding scale rates at what is said to be an average of $1.54. The bill in this cause alleges that this rate is confiscatory,, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, and prays an injunction'. A restraining order was made, to have effect- until the…
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