Legal Opinion
State v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 1, 1959PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Burling, J.
This is a public utility rate ease. On April 26, 1957 the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company filed new rate schedules with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. The new schedules, which were to become effective on June 1, 1957, were designed to increase annual intrastate revenues by $14,148,000 and income after deduc tions of taxes and operating expenses (net income) by $6,444,700.
The Board, pursuant to statutory authority (R. S. 48:2-21) entered an order suspending the effective date for increased rates and providing for a public…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Board of Supervisors v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1955
- City of Lynchburg v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1959
3Cited by28 opinions
- Davenport Water Co. v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Public Service Commission v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. SmithSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- Narragansett Electric Co. v. HarschSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
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