CHICAGO & N. W. RY. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMM.

Nos. 268-270.

43 Wis.2d 570 (1969)

169 N.W.2d 65

CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, Respondent. [Three appeals.]

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Wickham, Borgelt, Skogstad & Powell, attorneys, and Roger S. Bessey, Robert M. Keating, and Paul J. Kraemer of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Bessey and Mr. Kraemer.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Clarence B. Sorensen, attorney, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and William E. Torkelson, chief counsel.


CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The appeals present a question of: (1) The unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to the Public Service Commission, and (2) the validity of the findings and orders of the Public Service Commission.

Sec. 195.06, Stats., provides that all orders of the Public Service Commission shall be prima facie lawful until finally found otherwise upon judicial review pursuant to ch. 227. The objections raised by the appellant must be tested...

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