Legal Opinion
Denney v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 1928No. 150 and 151PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
It will be convenient to dispose of these causes by one opinion as was done in the court below. Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Whitcomb, et al., 12 F. (2d) 279.
Appellees operate telephone plants in Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, Washington, under local franchises which designated maximum permissible rates. These were granted prior to 1911, but after adoption of the present Constitution of the State.
The “ Public Service Commission Law ” of Washington, Ch. 117, Laws 1911 (Remington’s Comp. Stat. 1922, Secs. 10349-10441), authorized a public service commission and directed that telephone rates, tolls,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. Webster v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Town of DecaturSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Southern Iowa Electric Co. v. City of CharitonSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- State ex rel. City of Spokane v. KuykendallWashington Supreme Court · 1922
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- Railroad Commission v. Los Angeles Railway Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Denver Union Stock Yard Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1932
- Western Buse Telephone Co. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Chicago v. Chicago Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
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