City of Monroe v. Louisiana Public Service Commission

SIMON, J.,

dissents, adhering to the views expressed in the original opinion rendered June 29, 1956.

On Second Rehearing of Nos. 42930 and 42968

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

This case is now before us on second rehearing, limited, however, to a consideration of the correctness of our views on first rehearing with reference to the City of Monroe.1 Our original opinion, 233 La. 478, 97 So.2d 56, delineated the manner in which the proceedings arose and set out the contentions variously advanced; it suffices now to summarize briefly that the United Gas Corporation, a privately owned public utility —…