Pabst Corp. v. Railroad Commission

Plaintiffs’ principal contentions are that the rate schedule permits the city to earn an excessive return on the reasonable valuation of its water plant, and that the rate is inequitable, unreasonable, and unjustly discriminatory against large users of water.

The respective functions and powers of the Railroad Commission and of the courts, in relation to the establishment of rates for public utility service, were thoroughly considered and well defined in Minneapolis, St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co. v. Railroad Comm. 136 Wis. 146, 116 N. W. 905, and Waukesha Gas & E. Co. v. Railroad Comm. 181 Wis.…