Ohio Supreme Court, 1940

City of Cleveland v. Public Utilities Commission

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided March 20, 1940 · Weygandt, Day, Zimmerman, Williams, Myers, Matthias, Hart

26 N.E.2d 213; 136 Ohio St. 410; 136 Ohio St. (N.S.) 410; 16 Ohio Op. 574; 1940 Ohio LEXIS 564 (North Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. Henry S. Brainard , director of law, and Mr. Spencer W. Reeder , for appellant. Mr. Thomas J. Herbert , attorney general, and Mr. Kenneth L. Sater , for appellee, Public Utilities Commission. Mr. Frank M. Cobb and Messrs. Squire, Sanders Dempsey , for appellee, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company. Messrs. Jones, Day, Cockley Reavis , for appellee, The Cleveland Light Power Company Messrs. Simmons, DeWitt Vilas and Mr. Richard L. McNelly , for appellee, Bradley Light, Heating Power Company.

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

Since no action thus far taken by the .commission in the pending rate appeals constitutes a final order, the appeals in this court are dismissed.

The appeals being premature, no constitutional question is properly before this court.

Appeals dismissed.

Weygandt, C. J., Day, Zimmerman, Williams, Myers, Matthias and Hart, JJ., concur.

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