Legal Opinion
New Jersey Suburban Water Co. v. Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided September 22, 1939PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Perskie, J.
This is a water rate case. Two major questions require decision.
First: Did the Supreme Court, as it is claimed, erroneously exercise its supervisory power and fail fully to discharge its duty in affirming an order of our Board of Public Utility Commissioners under date of October 4th, 1937, fixing a rate of $99 per million gallons of water?
Second: Is the rate so fixed and determined, as it is claimed to be, unjust, unreasonable and confiscatory?
Appellant, Hew Jersey Suburban Water Company, hereafter referred to as prosecutor (now insolvent…
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