CHAMPAIGN CO. TEL. v. COMMERCE COM.

No. 40075.

37 Ill.2d 312 (1967)

226 N.E.2d 849

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. et al., Appellants, v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHAPMAN AND CUTLER, and MEYER, CAPEL & HIRSCHFELD, both of Chicago, (JOHN N. VANDER VRIES, JAMES L. CAPEL, JR., and DANIEL J. KUCERA, of counsel,) for appellants.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, (EDWARD G. FINNEGAN, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for appellee Illinois Commerce Commission.

JOHN ROBERT JONES, of Columbus, Ohio, and ELMER NAFZIGER, of Springfield, for appellee General Telephone Company.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The appeal to this court is from a judgment of the circuit court of Hardin County confirming orders entered by the Illinois Commerce Commission with respect to the division of revenues from toll telephone messages and dismissing the appeal of the plaintiff telephone companies.

Plaintiffs are fourteen small telephone systems, ten of which are privately owned utilities and four...

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