Legal Opinion · Dissent
Southwestern Light & Power Co. v. City of Elk
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 12, 1940No. 28075Published
1DissentRiley, J.
The order of the Corporation Commission, reversed by the decision of the majority, contained two features which if considered in connection with the record should lead this court to affirm the action of the commission.
The order fixed a legal rate chargeable to Elk City for the electric service rendered by the utility and ordered a refund for overcharge as measured, not by the contract, but by the rate so fixed.
The Corporation Commission has power and authority so to do. Section 3626, O. S. 1931, 17 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 121:
“The Corporation Commission is hereby vested with .the power of a court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Jefferson Deposit Co. v. Central Illinois Light Co. of PeoriaIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
- Western Telephone Corp. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Standard Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936