State, Ex Rel. v. McConnayghey

The issue presented by the petition and the demurrers thereto is whether the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is, by statute, vested with jurisdiction to hear appeals from municipal ordinances fixing the rate to be charged for a public utility commodity or service for periods of less than two years.

It is the contention of the city that under the provisions of Section 614-46, General Code, there is withheld from the commission all jurisdiction over appeals from ordinances fixing rates for less than a two-year period. The East Ohio Gas Company, on the other hand, contends that the commission…