Legal Opinion
Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 26, 1962No. Nos. 13875, 13876PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
On August 2, 1961, the Philadelphia Electric Company brought this “spurious” class action1 in the district court against suppliers of electrical equipment, asserting representation of “all public utilities furnishing electric service to consumers in Pennsylvania, all of which are subject to regulation by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission”. The plaintiff seeks to recover three times the amount of overcharges allegedly unlawful under the federal antitrust laws. The action has not yet progressed much beyond the pleading stage. A month aft*858er suit was filed, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Sam Fox Publishing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Allen Calculators, Inc. v. National Cash Register Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Sutphen Estates, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In re Amatex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Marin Motor Oil, Inc. v. MichaelsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- 16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 280, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,637 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph R. Rizzo, Fire Commissioner Appeal of Fire Officers UnionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Pennsylvania v. RizzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- McClune v. ShamahCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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