Legal Opinion
Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 9, 1953No. Appeals, Nos. 65 and 66PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
On February 29, 1952, the Philadelphia Transportation Company filed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission new tariffs prescribing increased bus and rail fares. The tariffs provided for the elimination of the token rate of 13 1/3 cents (3 tokens for 40 cents) for a. single vehicle ride and for the charging *42of a straight 15 cent fare; for an additional 3 cent charge for two vehicle rides; and for an increase in the suburban zone fare from 8 cents to 10 cents. The former tariffs had been in effect from February 6, 1951.
The City of Philadelphia, on March 8, 1952,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Market Street Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Solar Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- City of Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Barnes Laundry Co. v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Duquesne Light Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Application of Wilmington Suburban Water Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- Application of Wilmington Suburban Water Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1964
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