New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of the New York Edison Company, Respondents, Against Milo R. Maltbie, Constituting the…

May 19, 1936271 N.Y. 103

Summary

The Court affirmed the Appellate Division's construction that the Public Service Commission orders were more than general administrative rules because they interfered with private property rights, requiring a hearing and making them subject to certiorari review. It also held that the decision does not limit the Commission's authority to prescribe uniform accounting methods.