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CITY OF ALTON v. ALTON WATER CO.

No. 36973.

25 Ill.2d 112 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 665

THE CITY OF ALTON et al., Appellants, v. ALTON WATER COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 25, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN W. HOEFERT, J.F. SCHLAFLY, JR., and R. EMMETT FITZGERALD, all of Alton, for appellants.

ISHAM, LINCOLN & BEALE, of Chicago, and MALCOLM D. DURR, of Alton, (CHARLES A. BANE, ARTHUR C. GEHR, and GEORGE B. BEALL, of counsel,) for appellee Alton Water Company; and WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and HARRY R. BEGLEY, Special Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, for appellee Illinois Commerce Commission.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

In City of Alton v. Commerce Com. 19 Ill.2d 76, we reviewed an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission that had allowed increases in the rates charged by Alton Water Company, a public utility furnishing water services in Alton and neighboring areas. Objections to the company's proposed rate schedules had been filed on behalf of...

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