We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness of rates to be charged by a corporation maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention - Page 39by National Association of Railway Commissioners (U.S.). Annual Convention - 1904Full view - About this book
| Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 726 pages
...they should be fixed, in Smyth v. Ames, 169 US 466, the court said (p. 546) : "We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used for the convenience of the public, and in order to ascertain... | |
| Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 694 pages
...rate-making purposes is the cost of reproduction new, less depreciation. This contention cannot be sustained. The basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness...rates to be charged by a corporation maintaining a public utility under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for... | |
| Iowa. Board of Railroad Commissioners - Public utilities - 1899 - 348 pages
...as will be just both to it and to the public." We hold, however, that the basis of all caiculations as to the reasonableness of rates to be charged by...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public. And, in order to... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 2094 pages
...Supreme Court, 'in Smyth v. Ames, 1G9 US 466, 467, 18 Sup. CL 418, 12 L. Ed. 819: "We bold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by It for the convenience of the public. And, in order to... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1926 - 1144 pages
...Ct. 418, 434, 169 US 466, 546, 547 (42 L. Ed. 819) the Supreme Court said: "We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public. And in order to... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 986 pages
...compensation for the use of its property as will be just both to it and to the public." We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be tf the fair value of the property being used by •f it for the convenience of the public. And, •'in... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 988 pages
...thereto, it was said (pp. 546, 547, L. ed. p. 849, Sup. Ct. Rep. p. 434) : "We hold, however, that be it further ena the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public. And in order to... | |
| American periodicals - 1898 - 848 pages
...the land is impaired or destroyed by legislation. We hold that the basis of all calculations as to reasonableness of rates to be charged by a corporation...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public. And in order to... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 1206 pages
...169 US loc. cit. 546, 18 Sup. Ct 434, 42 L. Ed. 819, in which it was said: "We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of tlie public. And in order to... | |
| United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - Interstate commerce - 1955 - 950 pages
...property operated under lease. In Smyth v. Ames, 169 US 466, the Supreme Court said : We hold * * * that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness...maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public. « * * What the... | |
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