Commonwealth v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

Per Curiam,

On petition of a certain corporation, engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling electric refrigerators, the attorney general instituted a quo warranto proceeding against defendant company, wherein it was shown that it sold refrigerating machines “operated by electric motors, which consume electric power,......to its regular customers to whom it also sells electric heat, light and power.” This gave rise to the question, May a corporation, chartered for the purpose of supplying heat, light and power by electricity, sell, as an incident to its business, electrical…