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Napa Valley Elec. Co. v. Railroad Comm’n, 251 U.S. 366 (1920)
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Napa Valley Elec. Co. v. Railroad Comm’n, 251 U.S. 366 (1920)
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Napa Valley Electric Company v. Railroad Commission of California No. 401 Argued December 12, 1919 Decided January 19, 1920 251 U.S. 366
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Syllabus
Under § 67 of the Public Utilities Act of California, as construed by the supreme court of the state, a petition to that court for a writ of review to bring up proceeding of the Board of Railroad Commissioner in which rates for electric power were fixed in alleged violation of constitutional right and excess of the Board’s jurisdiction may be disposed of upon the merits, by an order simply refusing the writ, if the facts are fully stated in the petition, the provisions for issuing such writ and for subsequent decision upon the record from the Board not being mandatory in such case. P. 370.
In a suit brought in the district court to enjoin enforcement of rates fixed by such board, it will be presumed that a petition, not in the record, upon which the state supreme court refused a writ of review, exhibited the Board’s proceedings and presented the questions which that court was empowered to decide, viz., whether the Board pursued its authority and whether any constitutional right, state or federal, was violated, and the order refusing the writ will be deemed conclusive of such question, although not accompanied by an opinion of the state court. P. 372.
257 F. 197 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Napa Valley Elec. Co. v. Railroad Comm’n, 251 U.S. 366 (1920) in 251 U.S. 366 251 U.S. 367. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G29THYBEN9NUZU5.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Napa Valley Elec. Co. v. Railroad Comm’n, 251 U.S. 366 (1920), in 251 U.S. 366, page 251 U.S. 367. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G29THYBEN9NUZU5.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Napa Valley Elec. Co. v. Railroad Comm’n, 251 U.S. 366 (1920). cited in 1920, 251 U.S. 366, pp.251 U.S. 367. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G29THYBEN9NUZU5.
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