State Supreme Court / Ga.

So. Bell T. T. Co. v. Georgia Pub. Ser. Comm.

Decided July 15, 1948. W Henry Duckworth wrote the opinion for the court.

49 S.E.2d 38 · Cited 58 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Thomas v. Ragsdale · 188 Ga. 238
Ex Parte Ross · 28 S.E.2d 925
Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co. · 212 U.S. 19
City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co. · 212 U.S. 1
Market Street Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of California · 324 U.S. 548
Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NY · 258 U.S. 165
Banton v. Belt Line Railway Corp. · 268 U.S. 413
Interstate Commerce Commission v. United States Ex Rel. Campbell · 289 U.S. 385
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Kuykendall · 265 U.S. 196
Darnell v. Edwards · 244 U.S. 564
State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S. · 142 P.2d 498
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad v. Wisconsin · 238 U.S. 491
State ex rel. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public Service · 19 Wash. 2d 200
Pub. Ser. Com. v. Ind'p'ls Railways · 72 N.E.2d 434
Public Service Commission v. Indianapolis Railways, Inc. · 76 N.E.2d 841
Brush Electric Co. v. City of Galveston · 262 U.S. 443

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Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 42 So. 2d 655
DeKalb County v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 358 F. Supp. 498
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission · 201 Md. 170
Georgia Power Co. v. Allied Chemical Corp. · 212 S.E.2d 628
Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission · 85 S.E.2d 14
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 401 P.2d 353
In Re New England Tel. & Tel. Co. · 66 A.2d 135
Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 370 Pa. 305
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 46 Ohio St. 2d 105
Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission · 396 S.E.2d 562
Georgia Public Service Commission v. Atlanta Gas Light Co. · 55 S.E.2d 618
City of Norfolk v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. · 192 Va. 292
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Invenchek, Inc. · 204 S.E.2d 457
Petitions of New England Tel. & Tel. Co. · 80 A.2d 671
Good v. Good · 52 S.E.2d 610
Georgia Public Service Commission v. Southern Bell · 327 S.E.2d 726
Georgia Power Co. v. Georgia Public Service Commission · 201 S.E.2d 423
City of Columbus v. Public Utilities Commission · 93 N.E.2d 693
Southwestern Public Service Co. v. State · 637 P.2d 92
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 262 S.E.2d 895
Allied Chemical Corp. v. Georgia Power Co. · 224 S.E.2d 396
G. M. J. v. State · 130 Ga. App. 420
Consumers Power Co. v. Public Service Commission · 327 N.W.2d 875
HCA Health Services, Inc. v. Roach · 439 S.E.2d 494
Northern States Power Co. v. City of St. Paul · 256 Minn. 489

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