Hollis v. City of Lagrange

Summary

The court held that the constitutional restriction on the General Assembly's authority to regulate or fix municipal public-utility charges did not prevent a court from reviewing claims that utility charges were illegal taxes. Because the plaintiffs sought judicial determination of whether the charges were taxes, rather than discretionary regulation or fixing of utility rates, the trial court improperly granted judgment on the pleadings. The judgment was vacated and the case remanded for further proceedings.