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OTTINGER V. CONSOLIDATED GAS CO., 272 U. S. 576 (1926)
272 U. S. 576U.S. Supreme Court
Ottinger v. Consolidated Gas Co., 272 U.S. 576 (1926)
Ottinger v. Consolidated Gas Co.
No. 357
Argued October 18, 19, 1926
Decided November 29, 1926
272 U.S. 576
Syllabus
An Act of New York, c. 899, (1923), prescribing a gas rate of one dollar per thousand feet, held confiscatory. P. 272 U. S. 579.
6 F.2d 243 modified and affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the district court enjoining enforcement of a New York rate-fixing statute in a suit brought by the gas company against the Attorney clubjuris
General of the State and the New York Public Service Commission.