Legal Opinion

Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. and Solid Waste Services, Inc. d/b/a J.P. Mascaro & Sons v. Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 14, 2016No. 262 C.D. 2016PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JUDGE SIMPSON

The current issue in this declaratory judgment action involving waste disposal contracts implicates venue. Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. (Keystone) and Solid Waste Services, Inc., d/b/a J.P. Mascaro & Sons (Mascaro) (collectively, Appellants), ask whether the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court) erred in sustaining the preliminary objection of the Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority (the Authority) and transferring the action to the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County. In so doing, the trial court concluded there was no…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Zappala v. Brandolini Property Management, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Petty v. Hospital Service Ass'n of Northeastern PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Lovelace v. Pennsylvania Property & Casualty Insurance GuarantySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. United States Cold Storage Corp. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Township of Whitpain v. GoldenbergCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. W. Reed v. P. Brown and Borough of ColwynCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. K. Hoot & N. Hoot v. American Driveline Systems, Inc., AAMCO Transmissions, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Monroe County Municipal Waste Mgmt. Auth.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2024
  4. T.C. Goldman v. R. Bennett, Badge 0022Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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