Case Name: Jonas v. The Swetland Co.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1928-05-31
Citations: 119 Ohio St. 12
Docket Number: No. 20921
Parties: Jonas v. The Swetland Co.
Judges: Marshall, C. J., Day, Allen, Kinkade, Robinson,, Jones and'MAXTHiAS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 119
Pages: 12–17

Head Matter:
Jonas v. The Swetland Co.
(No. 20921
Decided May 31, 1928.)
Messrs. Stanley & Horwits and Mr. James E. Mathews, for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. Thompson, Hiñe <& Flory and Mr. Jerome G. Fisher, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
By the Court.
There being no evidence in the record that the realty company had dedicated its property to the public service, nor had been willing to sell current to the public, under the holding of this court in Hissem v. Guran, 112 Ohio St., 59, 146 N. E., 808, the Swetland Company is not a public utility. The cases cited on behalf of plaintiff in error were cases in which the companies in question furnished service to the public generally, not confining their services to their tenants and employees — an entirely different situation from that disclosed by this record. Not being a public utility, the Swetland Company cannot be compelled to furnish electricity except pursuant to the terms of its voluntary contract. The petition asks that the Swetland Company be forced to furnish electric current at a price to be fixed by the court, which is less than the price voluntarily agreed upon by Jonas and tbe Swetland Company as one of tbe terms of tbe lease and as par-t of tbe consideration thereof. To state tbis proposition is to state that tbe judgment of tbe Court of Appeals must necessarily be affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
Marshall, C. J., Day, Allen, Kinkade, Robinson,, Jones and'MAXTHiAS, JJ., concur.