BERNER v. PA. P.U.C.


177 Pa.Super. 19 (1954)

Berner, Appellant, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

September 27, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur H. James, with him Leroy Long, for appellants.

John E. Fullerton, Assistant Counsel, with him Lloyd S. Benjamin, Counsel, for Public Utility Commission, appellee.

John C. Kelley, with him Robert J. Doran and Hull, Leiby & Metzger, for telephone company, intervening appellee.

Before RHODES, P.J., HIRT, ROSS, GUNTHER, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE and ERVIN, JJ.


OPINION BY GUNTHER, J., September 27, 1954:

On November 12, 1952, Commonwealth Telephone Company (hereinafter called Commonwealth) filed proposed new tariffs providing for rate increases for local exchange service. On January 5, 1953, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission suspended operation of the proposed rates for a period of six months and instituted an investigation to determine fairness of proposed rates. On June 30, 1953, the suspension was again extended...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases