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Southern Utilities Co. v. City of Palatka, 268 U.S. 232 (1925)
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Southern Utilities Co. v. City of Palatka, 268 U.S. 232 (1925)
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Southern Utilities Company v. City of Palatka No. 339 Argued April 27, 1925 Decided May 11, 1925 268 U.S. 232
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Syllabus
1. An agreement of a public utility with a city to observe specified rates remains binding even after the rates become unremunerative if the contract does not lack mutuality. P. 233.
2. The fact that the state legislature has power regulate the rates does not deprive the contract between the utility and the city of mutuality. Id.
86 Fla. 583 affirmed.
Certiorari to a decree of the Supreme Court of the Florida affirming a decree enjoining the petitioner from increasing its rates for electric lighting.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Southern Utilities Co. v. City of Palatka, 268 U.S. 232 (1925) in 268 U.S. 232 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KGYPZI3DMX4PHGL.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Southern Utilities Co. v. City of Palatka, 268 U.S. 232 (1925), in 268 U.S. 232, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KGYPZI3DMX4PHGL.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Southern Utilities Co. v. City of Palatka, 268 U.S. 232 (1925). cited in 1925, 268 U.S. 232. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KGYPZI3DMX4PHGL.
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