Legal Opinion
United Railways & Electric Co. v. West
Baltimore City Circuit Court
Decided May 10, 1928Published
1Opinion of the Court
VTjMAN, X—
Four questions are presented for judicial review in this case, viz:
I. —The Commission’s order limits company’s rates to yield 6.26 per cent, on value of company’s property. Is this unreasonable and/or confiscatory?
II. —Commission’s order permits to the company $883,544 as an annual allowance to provide for depreciation and retirement of company’s property. Company claims that a proper annual allowance for such purposes would be $2,200,000. Is the action of the Commission in this respect unlawful?
III. —In determining the present value of company’s property to be $75,-000,000 the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Covington & Lexington Turnpike Road Co. v. SandfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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