Legal Opinion
Town of Beloit v. Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1967PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.
The principal issue in this case is whether or not the utility company held itself out to the public or assumed any obligation to serve the public in the area referred to as the district.
It is a fundamental principle of public utility law that a public utility is required to serve only within the scope of its undertaking, or profession of service. Weyauwega Telephone Co. v. Public Service Comm. (1961), 14 Wis. (2d) 536, 541, 111 N. W. (2d) 559.
In Milwaukee v. Public Service Comm. (1954), 268 Wis. 116, 120, 66 N. W. (2d) 716, this court stated:
“Every public utility has the obligation, within…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Oregon-Washington Railroad & NavigationSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- City of Milwaukee v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954
- Weyauwega Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- City of Milwaukee v. Public Service CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Northern States Power Co. v. National Gas Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999
- Mayor of Rockville v. GoldbergCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970