Bronx Gas & Electric Co. v. Maltbie
New York Court of Appeals
The Public Service Commission in adopting its order charging costs to the respondent proceeded in the manner required by sections 18-a and 18-b of the Public Service Law (Cons. Laws, ch. -48) and according to due process of law. (New York, 0. & W. R. R. Co. v. Griffin, 235 N. Y. 174; Wisconsin Tel. Co. v. Public Service Comm., 206 Wis. 589; People 'ex rel: N. Y. Elec.
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The Public Service Commission in adopting its order charging costs to the respondent proceeded in the manner required by sections 18-a and 18-b of the Public Service Law (Cons. Laws, ch. -48) and according to due process of law. (New York, 0. & W. R. R. Co. v. Griffin, 235 N. Y. 174; Wisconsin Tel. Co. v. Public Service Comm., 206 Wis. 589; People 'ex rel: N. Y. Elec. Lines Co. v. Squire, 145 U. S. 175; Charlotte R. R. Co. v. Gibbes, 142 U. S. 386; St. Louis Coal Co. v. Illinois, 185 U. S. 203; Village of Saratoga Springs v. Saratoga G., Elec. L. & P. Co., 191 N. Y. 123.) Section 18-a of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Crane, Ch. J.
The provisions of the Public Service Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 48) relating to gas and electrical corporations are to be found in article 4. Section 71, as amended, provides that, upon tbe complaint in writing of tbe mayor of a city, tbe trustees of a village or tbe town board of a town, or, upon tbe complaint in writing of not less than twenty-five customers, or, upon tbe complaint of the corporation supplying tbe gas or electricity, tbe rates charged shall be investigated by tbe Commission. “ When such complaint is made, tbe commission may, by its agents, examiners and inspectors,…
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