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SOUTHERN IOWA ELEC. CO. v. CHARITON

Nos. 180, 189, 190.

255 U.S. 539 (1921)

41 S.Ct. 400

65 L.Ed. 764

SOUTHERN IOWA ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CITY OF CHARITON, IOWA, ET AL. IOWA ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CITY OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA, ET AL. MUSCATINE LIGHTING COMPANY v. CITY OF MUSCATINE, IOWA, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1921.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Emmet Tinley, with whom Mr. W.E. Mitchell, Mr. J.C. Pryor, Jr., Mr. D.L. Ross and Mr. Edwin D. Mitchell were on the brief, for appellant in No. 180.

Mr. J.W. Kridelbaugh, with whom Mr. H.W. Byers was on the brief, for appellees in No. 180.

Mr. John A. Reed, with whom Mr. William Chamberlain and Mr. Ralph Maclean were on the briefs, for appellant in No. 189.

Mr. Ralph H. Munro, with whom Mr. X.C. Nady was on the brief, for appellees in No. 189.

Mr. William Chamberlain, with whom Mr. J.R. Lane, Mr. E.M. Warner, Mr. C.M. Waterman and Mr. Don Barnes were on the brief, for appellant in No. 190.

No appearance for appellees in No. 190.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

At the time these suits were begun the appellants were engaged in supplying electricity or gas to the municipal corporations who are the appellees. This service was being rendered by virtue of ordinances conferring franchises to use the city streets during 25 years in two of the cases and 20 years in the other. The ordinances contained a schedule of maximum rates. After they were in effect a few years the...

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