Legal Opinion
Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1923No. 256PublishedCited by 563 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
Plaintiff in error is a corporation furnishing water to the city of Bluefield, West Virginia, and its inhabitants. September 27, 1920, the Public Service Commission of the State being authorized by statute to. fix just and reasonable rates, made its order prescribing rates. In accordance with the laws of the State (§ 16, c'. 15-0, Code of West Virginia) the company instituted proceedings in the Supreme Court of Appeals to suspend and set aside the order. The petition alleges that the order is repugnant to the Fourteenth Amendment, and deprives the company of its property without just…
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