BEN AVON DOCTRINE

Ben Avon Doctrine. The principle that due process entitles public utilities to judicial review of rates set by public-service commissions. Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Borough of Ben Avon, 253 U.S. 287, 40 S.Ct. 527 (1920). [Cases: Constitutional Law  298. C.J.S. Constitutional Law § 1345.][Blacks Law 8th]