Legal Opinion
Kings County Lighting Co. v. Maltbie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 1935PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, J.
The fundamental question on this review treats of the constitutionality of sections 18-a and 18-b of the Public Service Law, as added by chapter 282 of the Laws of 1934. In passing upon this question the court should first decide what the statute means before determining its validity. These sections are so-called public utility regulatory statutes. They read:
“ § 18-a. Costs and expenses of proceedings before the commission. Whenever the public service commission in a proceeding upon its own motion, upon complaint, or upon application to it, shall deem it necessary in order to carry out its…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Field v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Stuart v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- United States v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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