Legal Opinion
Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1923No. 298PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The gas supply of Atlanta is furnished by the Georgia Railway & Power Company. Authority to fix public utility rates is vested by law in the Railroad Commission. On September 20, 1921, the Commission called upon the Georgia Company to show cause why the then maximum rate, $1.65 per 1000 cubic feet, should not be reduced; and hearings were duly had. The company insisted that under the proposed rate the net income would be less than 3 per cent, on what it claimed to be the fair value of the property. The Commission concluded that the net…
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- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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- Suburban Utility Corp. v. Public Utility CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- McCardle v. Indianapolis Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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