CITY OF ALVIN v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO.

No. 16376.

517 S.W.2d 689 (1974)

CITY OF ALVIN, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McNeal, Thrash & Williams, William W. McNeal, Alvin, for appellant.

Sears and Burns, Will Sears, James M. Shatto, Houston, Davis & Kee, Leland B. Kee, Angleton, for appellee


PEDEN, Justice.

The City of Alvin brought this suit for a declaratory judgment that it has the right and power to regulate rates charged for telephone service on an exchange that provides "Extended Houston Metropolitan Service," to rescind an increase in rates ordered by Southwestern Bell for that service and to order refunded all charges in excess of those approved by the Alvin City Council.

After a non-jury trial, judgment was entered denying all relief...

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