Waters v. Pacific Telephone Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “ ‘[reasonable rates are in part dependent upon such a rule [limiting liability]’ ”
• “[L]imitations upon liability . . . ha[ve] long been considered to be a proper subject for commission regulation . . . .”
• “[G]eneral principles which might govern disputes between private parties are not necessarily applicable to disputes with regulated utilities.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

71 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Adams v. Northern Illinois Gas Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2004-04-01· cited 527×
• Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Van Wyk
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2001-07-02· cited 310×
• San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1996-08-22· cited 250×
• In Re Illinois Bell Switching Station Litigation
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1994-07-28· cited 108×
• Cellular Plus, Inc. v. Superior Court
  California Court of Appeal· 1993-03-25· cited 84×
• Behrend v. Bell Telephone Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-09-27· cited 78×
• State Personnel Board v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission
  California Supreme Court· 1985-08-08· cited 76×
• Hartwell Corporation v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 2002-02-04· cited 62×
• Societa Per Azioni De Navigazione Italia v. City of Los Angeles
  California Supreme Court· 1982-05-24· cited 51×
• Pierce v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1985-03-26· cited 50×
• Barnett v. Delta Lines, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 1982-11-23· cited 50×
• Singer Co., Link Simulation Systems Division v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1989-06-05· cited 42×
• Empire West v. Southern California Gas Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1974-11-18· cited 39×
• Wilson v. Southern California Edison Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2015-02-09· cited 37×
• Colich & Sons v. Pacific Bell
  California Court of Appeal· 1988-02-25· cited 34×
• SARALE v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2010-10-15· cited 33×
• Abel Holding Co., Inc. v. American Dist. Tel.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1977-02-04· cited 33×
• Wise v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1999-12-29· cited 32×
• Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
  California Supreme Court· 1976-11-23· cited 31×
• Shoemaker v. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1976-10-28· cited 31×

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commissioner v. Hansen
  Supreme Court· 1959-06-22· cited 410×
• Chicago Title Insurance v. Great Western Financial Corp.
  California Supreme Court· 1968-08-28· cited 153×
• Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1959-06-22· cited 126×
• Vinnell Co. v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1959-06-26· cited 65×
• Cole v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1952-07-25· cited 41×
• Vila v. Tahoe Southside Water Utility
  California Court of Appeal· 1965-04-06· cited 36×
• Pratt v. Coast Trucking, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 1964-06-23· cited 36×
• Miller v. Railroad Commission
  California Supreme Court· 1937-07-01· cited 29×
• Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1963-11-05· cited 24×
• People Ex Rel. Public Utilities Commission v. Ryerson
  California Court of Appeal· 1966-03-24· cited 24×
• Dollar-A-Day Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc. v. Pacific Telephone & Telegragh Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1972-06-27· cited 19×
• Riaboff v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1940-03-15· cited 19×
• Davidian v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1971-03-31· cited 18×
• People v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1965-03-01· cited 16×
• Product Research Associates v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1971-04-14· cited 12×
• E. B. Ackerman Importing Co. v. City of Los Angeles
  California Supreme Court· 1964-08-11· cited 11×
• Harmon v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1960-07-20· cited 10×
• California Manufacturers Ass'n v. Public Utilities Commission
  California Supreme Court· 1954-03-19· cited 7×
• Sherwood v. County of Los Angeles
  California Court of Appeal· 1962-05-08· cited 6×
• Hall v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1971-10-15· cited 4×