Legal Opinion
Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1949No. Appeals, 134, 135 and 136PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
On November 19, 1948, the Trustees of Pittsburgh Railways Company and of Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pittsburgh Railways Company, filed new tariffs to become effective December 20, 1948. The principal changes under the proposed tariffs were to increase the basic street car fare from 10 cents to 12 cents, and the fare for through bus service from 12% cents to 15 cents.
The City of Pittsburgh, on November 24, 1948, filed a complaint docketed at C. 14500 against the new rates as proposed by both companies.
The Commission, by orders dated December…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. North Carolina Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- United Rs. & Elec. Co. of Baltimore v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Solar Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Jager v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
- City of Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Drexelbrook Associates v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- United States Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
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