Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. v. Public Service Commission

Citations

• 78 Pa. Super. 593
• 1922 Pa. Super. LEXIS 169

Syllabus

<p>Public Service Company Law \Public Service Commission. Street railway companies\Order of Public Service Commission— Order based on reports of experts not offered in evidence — Bight of cross-examination.</p> <p>An order of the Public Service Commission is not reasonable or in conformity with law, if based on reports not offered in evidence made by experts who were not subject to cross-examination.</p> <p>In hearings before the commission all parties must be fully apprised of the evidence submitted, and must be given opportunity to cross-examine witnesses, to inspect documents and to offer evidence in explanation or rebuttal according to well-understood rules. In no other way can a party maintain its rights, or make its defense, or test the sufficiency of the facts to support the finding.</p>