Ben Avon Borough v. Ohio Valley Water Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 186, April T., 1917, by tbe Ohio Valley Water Company from order of the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania, Complaints Nos. 335, 415, 416, 417, 496-1915, in cases of Boroughs of Ben Avon, McKees Rocks, Bellevue, Avalon, Westview, and Stowe Township and W. B. Dawson v. The Ohio Valley Water Company. Complaints that rates charged by Ohio Valley Water Company were unreasonable. The facts appear in Ben Avon Borough et al. v. Ohio Valley Water Company, 68 Pa.
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Appeal, No. 186, April T., 1917, by tbe Ohio Valley Water Company from order of the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania, Complaints Nos. 335, 415, 416, 417, 496-1915, in cases of Boroughs of Ben Avon, McKees Rocks, Bellevue, Avalon, Westview, and Stowe Township and W. B. Dawson v. The Ohio Valley Water Company. Complaints that rates charged by Ohio Valley Water Company were unreasonable. The facts appear in Ben Avon Borough et al. v. Ohio Valley Water Company, 68 Pa. Superior Ct. 561, in Ben Avon Borough et al. v. Ohio Valley Water Company, 260 Pa. 289, and in the opinion of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
On December 30, 1914, complaints were made to the Public Service Commission that the rates collected by appellant were unreasonable and in violation of contracts. Complainants had the burden of proof. The commission concluded that the rates were too high and directed that new rates be adopted according with its report. The water company appealed.
After due consideration we reversed the order of the commission and remanded the record, directing a reformation of the value for rate-making purposes adopted by the commission: 68 Pa. Superior Ct. 561. On appeal to the Supreme…
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