City of Traverse City v. Michigan Railroad Commission
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Ingham; Wiest, J. Bill by the city of Traverse City against the Michigan Railroad Commission and the Citizens’ Telephone Company to enjoin the fixing of telephone rates. From a decree for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This controversy involves the validity of an order by the Michigan railroad commission permitting the Michigan Telephone Company to charge and collect stated rates in excess of those specified in its franchise contract with plaintiff under which the telephone company had been operating. It is a continuation of the. differences between the municipality and public utility company reported in City of Traverse City v. Telephone Co., 195 Mich. 373, to which reference is made for a sufficient statement of the facts and relations of the parties up to the time that case was decided.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Woodburn v. Public Service CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1916
- City of St. Louis v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- State ex rel. Garner v. Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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