Legal Opinion

City of Philadelphia v. Public Service Commission

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 8, 1924No. Appeals, 269 and 271PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

The interest of several million people of this Commonwealth in the subject-matter of this appeal and the importance of its just determination, both to the public and the utility company involved, are sufficient warrant for the extended arguments of counsel which were presented to this court, and the careful consideration which the court has given them in the light of the evidence in the record. The legal principles to be applied, however, are not affected by the number of-persons interested in the litigation. There is not one law for the many and another for the few. The…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. State ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Norfolk and Western Railway Company v. Conley, Attorney General of the State of West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  5. Citizens Passenger Railway Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Attorney General v. BennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Margiotti v. Union Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  3. Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  4. Lacy v. East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Beaver Valley Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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