Legal Opinion
Town of Holyoke v. Smith
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 7, 1924No. 10,728PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Teller
The plaintiff in error is a municipal corporation owning and operating an electric light and power plant, and the defendants in error, doing business in the town, were among its customers.
The town council established a schedule of rates for electric current, and the State Board of Public Utilities established a higher rate. The town brought suit to recover the higher rate, which the defendants had refused to pay.
The trial court held that if the law gave to the Public *288Utilities Commission the right to fix rates for municipally owned utilities, such as the one in question, it was…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- The People v. . Simeon DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- People ex rel. Le Roy v. HurlbutMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
- People ex rel. Board of Park Commissioners v. Common CouncilMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Denver Urban Renewal Authority v. ByrneSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- City of Logansport v. Public Service CommissionIndiana Supreme Court · 1931
- City of Englewood v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Public Service Co. v. City of LovelandSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926
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