Legal Opinion

Akron Transportation Co. v. Glander

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1951No. 32335 and 32336PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMatthias, J.

The fundamental question presented is whether the appellant companies were public utilities within the meaning of Sections 5415 and 5416, General Code. The records disclose that the companies have repeatedly raised this question throughout the hearings before the Tax Commissioner and the Board of Tax Appeals and now urge it here.

In the Akron case the record shows that the Akron Transportation Company operated a system for transporting passengers in or through Akron, Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls and Lakemore, Ohio. The municipal corporations are all within Summit county. The company operated…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Utah Light & Traction Co. v. Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Utah Rapid Transit Co. v. Ogden CityUtah Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Woodward v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Maine v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1923
  5. State Ex Rel. Brunenkant v. WallaceOhio Supreme Court · 1940

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. WeberOhio Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Cicerella, Inc. v. Jerusalem Township Board of ZoningOhio Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Kansas City Terminal Railway Co. v. Kansas City Transit, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  4. In Re Estate of DolbeerOhio Court of Appeals · 1962
  5. Ohio River Pipe Line, LLC v. HenleyOhio Court of Appeals · 2001

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