Legal Opinion
United States v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 1957No. Appeal, No. 27PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
The basic issue in this appeal is whether the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission may lawfully regulate rates charged by a common carrier on wholly intrastate shipments of property of the United States of America.
On November 16, 1953, the commission, on its own motion, instituted an inquiry and investigation for the purpose of determining whether The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was transporting property free or at reduced rates for federal agencies or at charges other than, as provided in its officially filed tariffs in violation of sections 303 and 304 of the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Alabama v. King & BoozerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. Cooper Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Penn Dairies, Inc. v. Milk Control Comm'n of Pa.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Anne T. Law, Administratrix of the Estate of Sewell Robert Dickerson v. Reading Company v. United Eastern Coal Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Knecht v. Medical Service Ass'nSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Anne T. Law, Administratrix of the Estate of Sewell Robert Dickerson v. Reading Company v. United Eastern Coal Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Commonwealth v. FryeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004