Village of Oak Harbor v. Public Utilities Commission

Citations

• 99 Ohio St. (N.S.) 275

Syllabus

<p>Public utilities commission — Complaint against rates fixed by municipality— Existing ordinance prerequisite to jurisdiction, when — Section 614-44 et seq., General Code.</p> <p>In order that the public utilities commission may proceed on a complaint filed byt a public utility, under the provisions of Section 614-44 et seq., General Code, to fix rates to be paid to the utility for its product or service in a municipality, it is necessary that there should be an ordinance in existence passed by the municipality fixing the rate or charge complained of, and that the commission after a hearing shall find that the rate “so fixed by ordinance is or will be unjust or unreasonable, or insufficient to yield reasonable compensation for the service or product.”</p>