Every public utility shall furnish necessary and adequate service and facilities, and every public utility shall furnish and provide with respect to its business such instrumentalities and facilities, as are adequate and in all respects just and reasonable. All charges made or demanded for any service rendered, or to be rendered, shall be just, reasonable, and not more than the charges allowed by law or by order of the public utilities commission, and no unjust or unreasonable charge shall be made or demanded for, or in connection with, any service, or in excess of that allowed by law or by order of the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4905.22
Service and facilities required - unreasonable charge prohibited
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case DuPont Glore Forgan Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (1977)
Most recently applied in DuPont Glore Forgan Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (July 1977)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.