Legal Opinion
May Department Stores Co. v. Union E.L. P. Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 30, 1937PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HYDE, C.
This is an action in equity for an accounting for the purpose of ascertaining and recovering alleged overcharges for electricity. An injunction against future excess charges was also sought. It was stated that the exact amount collected from plaintiff, in excess of lawful rates (filed with and approved by the Public Service Commission), could' only be determined from meter readings in the sole possession of defendants; but that the total excess charges, for a six-year period from April 30, 1924, were in excess of $400,000. Suit was commenced May 2, 1930. A referee was appointed (Hon.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- State ex rel. City of Sedalia v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
- State ex inf. Barker v. Kansas City Gas Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Dahlberg v. FisseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Krivo Industrial Supply Company and Morgan Precision Parts, Inc. v. National Distillers and Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Utility Consumers Council of Missouri, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Collet v. American National Stores, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- Radaszewski v. Telecom Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- 66, Inc. v. Crestwood Commons Redevelopment Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1999
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