Legal Opinion
Delaware River Joint Commission Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 21, 1941No. Appeal, 297PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Linn,
The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, appellant, as permitted by certain consent ordinances, constructed conduits for wires and other appliances in streets in the City of Philadelphia. Pursuant to the Act of June 12, 1931, IV L. 575, 36 PS § 3503, and enabling legislation in New Jersey, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey created the Delaware Biver Joint Commission as a body corporate and politic for the purposes and with the rights, powers, etc., stated in the Compact provided for in the Act.
In March, 1934, the Commission notified…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Tranter v. Alleghency County Co. AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission v. ColburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. City of South BendSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial BridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Westmoreland Chemical & Color Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
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3Cited by24 opinions
- New York City Tunnel Authority v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Delaware River Port Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Rich v. Idaho Power Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1959
- Northwestern Bell Telephone Company v. WentzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1960
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