Legal Opinion
Baton Rouge Waterworks Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 8, 1924No. 26147PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By the WHOLE COURT.
THOMPSON. J.
This is a controversy between two state agencies — one statewide, the other purely local- — each functioning under delegated powers. The dispute is over the right to govern and control a local public service utility and to establish and enforce rates for the services rendered by such utility.
Shorn of all immaterial and lateral considerations, the primary question presented is whether the city of Baton Rouge, under its legislative charter, was vested with the authority at the time of the adoption of the Constitution of 1921 to supervise, regulate and control the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Allen & Currey Mfg. Co. v. Shreveport Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- City of Shreveport v. Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Conery v. New Orleans Water Works Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Lake Charles Ice, Light & Waterworks Co. v. City of Lake CharlesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
3Cited by19 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Dept. of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. Union Tank Car Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- City of Monroe v. Louisiana Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.