People ex rel. New York Railways Co. v. Public Service Commission
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 18, 1918, which dismissed a writ of certiorari and affirmed an order of the defendant public service commission. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 18, 1918, which dismissed a writ of certiorari and affirmed an order of the defendant public service commission. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The commission was without power to make the order requiring this relator to set aside each month a sum equal to twenty per cent of its gross operating revenue to cover maintenance and depreciation. (People v. Willcox, 200 N. Y. 423; People ex rel. D. & H. Co. v. Stevens, 197 N. Y. 1; People ex rel. B. L., H.…
1Opinion of the CourtCuddbback, J.
Though this is an important proceeding, it presents neverthéless a simple question. The issue involves simply the interpretation and meaning of certain sections of the Public Service Commissions Law.
The Metropolitan Street Railway Company was in the hands of receivers for several years and on December 29, 1911, the properties of the company were sold, pursuant to a decree in foreclosure of the United States Circuit Court, to a committee of the bondholders of the company. The bondholders committee had prepared a plan of re-organization of the company under sections 9 and 10 of the Stock…
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