Legal Opinion
Wilkes-Barre v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 1948No. Appeals, 127 and 128PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Reno, J.,
Exercising its broad powers over railroad grade crossings, the Public Utility Commission, on February 17, 1947, ordered the Department of Highways to reconstruct a bridge in Wilkes-Barre, and allocated the cost: Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., $22,000; Pennsylvania Railroad Co., $5,000; Central Railroad Co. of Pennsylvania, $6,000; City of Wilkes-Barre, $35,000; County of Luzerne, $35,000;, and the State Department of Highways the estimated balance, $326,000. The city and county appealed. The railroads were permitted to intervene as appellants, and the Department of Highways as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Seabolt v. Commissioners of Northumberland CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Attorney General v. BennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Perkins v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Searight's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Somerset County v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ShaferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Commonwealth v. HallbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Irwin Borough Annexation Case (No. 2)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Scott Township v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Tarentum Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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