Legal Opinion
Washington Gas Light Co. v. Baker. Public Utilities Commission of District of Columbia v. Baker
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 26, 1951No. 10706_1PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Vernon V. Baker, a consumer of gas distributed by the Washington Gas Light Company, sued in the District Court to set aside a rate increase granted the appellant Company by the appellant Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia. 1 The rate increase resulted from a hearing which the Company had requested on the ground that such increase was necessary in order to preserve its financial integrity and to check what it believed to be a decreasing ability to attract capital on favorable terms. This worsening financial position was said to be…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by87 opinions
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- Stewart v. Utah Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Jersey Central Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Leonard N. Bebchick v. Public Utilities CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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