State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. City of Springfield v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Norman A. Jones, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This appeal is prosecuted to reverse the judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon county setting aside an order of the Public Utilities Commission entered March 9, 1916, in a proceeding begun January 12, 1914, by petition of the city of Springfield. The city complained that the rates charged for gas by appellee were unjust and asked that the commission investigate and fix a just and reasonable rate./ May 1, 1914, was fixed as the time to which valuation of the appellee’s property should relate. During the two years this matter was before the commission twenty-four separate hearings were…
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