Legal Opinion
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Railroad Commission
District Court, N.D. California
Decided February 5, 1934No. 3660PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM;
Plaintiff sues in equity, seeking to restrain the enforcement of an order of the Railroad Commission, issued on November 13, 1933, directing plaintiff to reduce its gas rates applicable to its natural gas service. The rates, fixed by the commission upon proceedings instituted upon its motion, are assailed as confiscatory.
Upon its bill of complaint and affidavits, plaintiff moves for an interlocutory injunction. Defendants, in opposition thereto, file a verified answer and affidavits.
In its decision, the commission found, as stated in its brief, “that the fair rate base applicable…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- State ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- McCardle v. Indianapolis Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Prendergast v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Railroad Commission v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Railroad CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1936
- California Water & Telephone Co. v. Railroad CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1937
- Railroad Commission v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Railroad Commission v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938