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Public Serv. Comm'n v. Wisconsin Tel. Co., 289 U.S. 67 (1933)

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.

No. 517

Argued March 15, 1933

Decided March 27, 1933

289 U.S. 67

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

1. The importance of statements by the District Courts of the grounds of their decisions, covering both facts and law, is again emphasized. P. 289 U. S. 69.

2. It is particularly important that the appellate court should be adequately advised of the basis of the determination of the court below when the decree enjoins the enforcement of a state law or the action of state officials under state law. P. 289 U. S. 70.

3. The reasons exist, and are not the less imperative, when the injunction is interlocutory. Id.