Copley Cement Mfg. Co. v. PubLic Service Commission

Citations

• 76 Pa. Super. 354
• 1921 Pa. Super. LEXIS 151

Syllabus

<p>Public Service Commission — Public service companies — Bates— Increased, rates — Complaints—Second increase — Pending hearing on complaint — Validity—Power of Public Service Commission to order.</p> <p>A public service company which has filed a schedule of increased rates with the Public Service Commission, against which complaint has been filed within thirty days, cannot file another schedule further increasing its rates, until it has discharged the burden of establishing the reasonableness of the first increase or secured the permission of the Public Service Commission to file such new schedule.</p> <p>In such ease, the Public Service Commission has authority to order the company to continue to render service at the original •rate under investigation, pending the determination and action of the commission.</p>