VIL. OF APPLE RIVER v. COMMERCE COM'N

No. 35319.

18 Ill.2d 518 (1960)

165 N.E.2d 329

THE VILLAGE OF APPLE RIVER et al., Appellees, v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 28, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and HARRY R. BEGLEY, Special Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, for appellant Illinois Commerce Commission; and HOLLAND & BANIGAN, of Chicago, and PFEIFER, FIXMER AND GASAWAY, of Springfield, (JESSE J. HOLLAND, FRANK M. PFEIFER, and CHARLES A. STERN, of counsel,) for appellant Northwestern Telephone Company.

HAROLD R. NETTLES, of Freeport, and NACK & NACK, of Galena, (LOUIS A. NACK, of counsel,) for appellees.


Judgment reversed; order confirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

In May of 1957 Northwestern Telephone Company filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission revised rate schedules in which it proposed rate increases in the 16 telephone exchanges which it operates in Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Ogle and Whiteside counties. The increased rates as proposed were to be effective June 30, 1957.

Thereafter the Illinois Commerce Commission...

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