General Telephone Co. of the Southwest v. City of Garland

GUITTARD, Justice.

In this telephone-rate case, our principal question is whether a city may reasonably require the company to furnish information concerning the separate value of its property devoted to serving customers within the city as distinguished from its property serving all its customers within the metropolitan area. We hold that such information may be required in view of the trial court’s finding, which we find to be supported by evidence, that the information could be furnished at reasonable cost.

Plaintiff General Telephone Company of the Southwest serves Garland and fifteen other…