State ex rel. Public Service Commission v. Logan

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

The general counsel of the Public Service Commission of Missouri brought suit in the Circuit Court of Ripley County to recover statutory penalties from Edd Logan, and the trial court, after hearing “all of the evidence” entered judgment for defendant on the ground that “plaintiff has offered no valid or competent evidence.”

The background of this suit will be informative and helpful to an understanding of the issues. After the required statutory notice to Edd Logan, and after a hearing before the Public Service Commission, the Commission found that Edd Logan, a holder of…