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PENNSYLVANIA POWER CO. v. F. P. C.

No. 428.

343 U.S. 414 (1952)

72 S.Ct. 843

96 L.Ed. 1042

PENNSYLVANIA WATER & POWER CO. ET AL. v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilkie Bushby argued the cause for the Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. et al., petitioners in No. 428. With him on the brief were Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., James Piper and Raymond Sparks.

William J. Grove argued the cause for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, petitioner in No. 429. With him on the brief was Thomas M. Kerrigan.

Solicitor General Perlman argued the cause for the Federal Power Commission. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Baldridge, Robert L. Stern, Paul A. Sweeney, Melvin Richter, Bradford Ross, Howard E. Wahrenbrock, Reuben Goldberg and Theodore French.

Alfred P. Ramsey argued the cause for the Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co., respondent in No. 428. With him on the brief was G. Kenneth Reiblich.

Charles D. Harris argued the cause and filed a brief for the Public Service Commission of Maryland, respondent in No. 428.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1944 the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Mayor and Council of the City of Baltimore, the Baltimore County Commissioners, and several private purchasers of electric power decided to ask the Federal Power Commission for help. They requested the Commission to investigate allegedly "excessive rates" the Pennsylvania Water & Power Company (Penn Water)1 was charging Consolidated...

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