Legal Opinion
Lehigh & New England R. R. v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 30, 1923No. Appeal, No. 244PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Hephart,
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court affirming the action of the Public Service Commission reducing a rate for intrastate shipments of coal. The opinion of Judge Linn (79 Pa. Superior Ct. 540) recites the facts, and decides finally many questions involved; we will consider those on which this appeal was allowed. The main question concerns the jurisdiction of our state commission, under section 208 (a) of the Federal Transportation Act of 1920, over a complaint against an intrastate rate for the guarantee period fixed by section 209, and its power…
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