In the Matter of the Petition of Public Service Coordinated Transport and Public Service Interstate Transportation…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey set aside the Board of Public Utility Commissioners' orders raising the basic fare for Public Service Coordinated Transport and Public Service Interstate Transportation from five to seven cents, finding the increase unjust and unreasonable, and remanded the matter for a proper proceeding with adequate notice and a substantiated rate base. The Court also affirmed the Attorney General's authority to appeal, rejected the independent bus companies' claim to party status, and held that the proceedings from 1947 through 1949 constitute a single case.