Southern Iowa Electric Co. v. City of Chariton
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE. DISTRICT COURT .OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. These were suits brought by the appellants to restrain the appellees from enforcing the maximum rates for electricity and gas, specified in. the ordinances granting the appellants’ franchises, upon the ground that the rates had become unremunerative and confiscatory. The court below dismissed the bills. The facts are given in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
At the time these suits were begun the appellants were engaged in supplying electricity or gas to the municipal corporations who are the appellees. This service w'as being rendered by virtue of ordinances conferring franchises to use the city streets during 25 years in two of the cases and 20 years in the other. The ordinances contained a schedule, of maximum rates. After they were in effect a few years the three suits which are before us were begun against the cities with the object of preventing the en foroement of the maximum rates specified in the ordinances, on the ground that such rates…
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