Akron & Barberton Belt Rd. v. Public Utilities Commission

The single question now before us is whether Administrative Order No. 151, promulgated by the commission, was issued without jurisdiction, and, if not, whether it is arbitrary, unlawful or unreasonable.

In view of the conclusion at which we have arrived, it is unnecessary to consider any question except the jurisdiction of the commission to issue the order.

This court has reiterated, many times, the obvious truth that the commission is solely a creature of the General Assembly and may exercise no jurisdiction beyond that conferred by statute; City of Toledo v. Public Utilities Commission, 135…