Legal Opinion
Helicon Corp. v. Borough of Brownsville
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 19, 1982No. Appeal, No. 686 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
Helicon Corporation1 (Helicon) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County confirming :a decree nisi which granted the Borough of Brownsville’s (Borough) prayer to enjoin Helicon from charging a monthly cable television fee in excess of the maximum rate established by a Borough ordinance.
The following facts were stipulated to by the parties in the trial court. On July 11, 1966, the Borough Council passed Ordinance No. 242 granting to Helicon’s predecessor and its assigns, for a period of 20 years, the right to construct, maintain, and operate a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Beaver County Building & Loan Ass'n v. WinowichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Borough of Scottdale v. National Cable Television Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Carlino v. Whitpain InvestorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Oil City v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Pennsylvania Cable Television Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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