Commonwealth Water Co. v. Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Commonwealth Water Co. v. Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Opinion of the Court
The c&rtiora/ri in this case brings under review by this court a report and order of the board of public utility commissioners, dated February 1st, 1922, by which the schedules of rates of the prosecutor filed September 23d, 1921, were disapproved and a new- schedule was prescribed by the board of reducing the rates asked for, but allowing an increase over the old rates. The rate allowed to the company was estimated on a basis of a return of seven and one-quarter per cent, upon its property. The company asked that it should be estimated on a basis of a return of seven and eight-tenths per cent.
The prosecutor filed- twentj^-three reasons for a reversal and setting aside the proceedings under review. They are argued under six heads in the prosecutor’s brief. All the reasons filed are pure questions of fact, except Nos. 16, 17, 20, 21 and 22. Our examination of the voluminous record
The certiorari is dismissed, and the report and order of the board brought up by the writ are confirmed, with costs.
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