City of Corpus Christi v. Public Utility Commission

The Application for Writ of Error is refused, no reversible error.

This is an appeal from a temporary injunction issued by the trial court enjoining enforcement of an interim rate order promulgated by the Public Utilities Commission. The Court of Civil Appeals dissolved the injunction and dismissed the cause for want of jurisdiction. In so doing, the Court held that the Public Utilities Commission has the implied power to make interim orders; that an interim order need not be supported by a finding that it is required because of an “imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare;”…