Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Hill

The plaintiff-respondent is the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company which renders telephone service in this and other states. The defendant-appellant is the Public Utility Commissioner of Oregon. When the company filed new tariffs and complained that existing rates were confiscatory the commissioner conducted hearings resulting in the order under review. The order prescribed new rates and charges, but in amounts less than the company sought. This is an appeal by the commissioner from a decree of the circuit court that sustained the company’s contentions. The present commissioner is not…