Legal Opinion
City of Plymouth v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 8, 1985No. 72912, (Calendar No. 10)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, J.
This breach of contract action involving a 1976 thirty-nine percent water rate increase levied by the City of Detroit on ninety-five municipal customers outside the city requires us to pass on the method of determining whether the rates in question are "reasonable in relation to the costs incurred” and to consider the appropriate burden of proof and the standard of review to be applied to such a determination of reasonableness.
We conclude that MCL 123.141; MSA 5.2581 does not provide the only standard of reasonableness to be applied. In addition, we conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Application of Hawaii Elec. Light Co., Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1979
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- City of Detroit v. City of Highland ParkMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by8 opinions
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