Legal Opinion
Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service Co. v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 16, 1931No. Appeals 35PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service Company, hereinafter referred to as the company, filed a new tariff increasing its rates, effective July 1,1928. Sixty-nine complaints against the rates were filed; they were consolidated by the commission and were heard together. Among the complainants were the City of Scranton, the City of Wilkes-Barre, and the City of Pittston, hereinafter referred to as the cities.
As complaints were filed before the effective date of the tariff, the burden of proof of the reasonableness of the rates was on the water company. Voluminous testimony was taken,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. City of Springfield v. Springfield Gas & Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Erie City v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
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