State v. Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Co.

Decided February 24, 1939. Henry M. Gallagher wrote the opinion for the court.

284 N.W. 294 · Cited 67 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• The Minnesota Rate Cases · 230 U.S. 352
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. McCue · 236 U.S. 585
• Tagg Bros. & Moorhead v. United States · 280 U.S. 420
• Dayton Power & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 292 U.S. 290
• Banton v. Belt Line Railway Corp. · 268 U.S. 413
• American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. United States · 299 U.S. 232
• Morgan v. United States · 298 U.S. 468
• Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service Commission · 262 U.S. 679
• Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co. · 212 U.S. 19
• Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Wellman · 143 U.S. 339
• Des Moines Gas Co. v. City of Des Moines · 238 U.S. 153
• Denver Union Stock Yard Co. v. United States · 304 U.S. 470
• Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Wallace · 75 P.2d 942
• Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 301 U.S. 292
• United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. · 294 U.S. 499
• Arizona Grocery Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 284 U.S. 370
• City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co. · 212 U.S. 1
• Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 282 U.S. 133
• Prendergast v. New York Telephone Co. · 262 U.S. 43
• Columbus Gas & Fuel Co. v. Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio · 292 U.S. 398
• Ohio Utilities Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 267 U.S. 359
• Acker v. United States · 298 U.S. 426
• Cedar Rapids Gas Light Co. v. City of Cedar Rapids · 223 U.S. 655
• Interstate Comm. Comm. v. Nor. Pac. Ry. · 216 U.S. 538
• Virginian Railway Co. v. United States · 272 U.S. 658

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• Minneapolis Street Railway Co. v. City of Minneapolis · 251 Minn. 43
• Northwestern Bell Telephone Company v. State · 216 N.W.2d 841
• Morey v. School Board of Independent School District No. 492 · 136 N.W.2d 105
• St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce v. Minnesota Public Service Commission · 251 N.W.2d 350
• State & Port Authority v. Northern Pacific Railway Co. · 39 N.W.2d 752
• Application of Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 98 N.W.2d 170
• Public Service Commission v. Ely Light & Power Co. · 393 P.2d 305
• City of Minneapolis v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co. · 228 Minn. 435
• In Re Applications to Fix Streetcar Rates of Fare · 37 N.W.2d 538
• Railroad & Warehouse Commission v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. · 256 Minn. 227
• State v. Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Co. · 295 N.W. 511
• State v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co. · 246 Minn. 383
• Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission · 287 N.W. 593
• Davenport Water Co. v. Iowa State Commerce Commission · 190 N.W.2d 583
• In Re New England Tel. & Tel. Co. · 66 A.2d 135
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 42 So. 2d 655
• State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S. · 142 P.2d 498
• California Motor Transport Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 59 Cal. 2d 270
• State ex rel. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public Service · 19 Wash. 2d 200
• Public Utilities Commission v. Northwest Water Corp. · 451 P.2d 266
• Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. v. City of Fort Dodge · 85 N.W.2d 28
• Alaska Public Utilities Commission v. Greater Anchorage Area Borough · 534 P.2d 549
• Bryan v. Community State Bank of Bloomington · 172 N.W.2d 771
• PLANTERS BK. v. TM Garrott, Jr. · 122 So. 2d 256
• Buettner v. City of St. Cloud · 277 N.W.2d 199

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