City of Atlanta v. Georgia Railway & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Littlejohn. Pulton superior court. September 27, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
The railroad commission of Georgia passed an order allowing an increase of rates to be charged by the Georgia *412Railway and Power Company for electric service rendered to its customers. The increase allowed over the old rates for residential lighting was 12 3/5 %; for retail power 20 %; and for wholesale power 25 %. After the order was promulgated, a suit was instituted in the superior court by the City of Atlanta and certain customers of the Georgia Railway and Power Company, seeking to set up an alleged contract between the city and the company, fixing rates less than those specified in the…
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