Legal Opinion
West Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 7, 1935No. 213PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The rates to be charged by the appellant in Kenton, Ohio, are the subject matter of this controversy.
An ordinance adopted by the city council of Kenton on July 16,1929, effective on August 16, prescribed a schedule of rates within the city for a period of two years. The appellant, West Ohio Gas Company, filed a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission, maintaining its existing schedule for the time being and giving bond as it had done in the Lima case (ante, 63), for the return of the excess, if any. The commission fixed the value of the property in Kenton for the purpose of a rate base…
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- West Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1934
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