Legal Opinion

Pittsburgh Motor Coach Co. v. City of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County

Decided March 1, 1935No. 2815Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gray, J.,

The pleadings consist of the bill of complaint and answer, which raise an issue as to whether the ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh referred to in the findings and conclusion is confiscatory, unconstitutional, and void. Incident to this issue, plaintiff questions the constitutionality of the Act of June 1, 1915, P. L. 685, contending that the title of the act does not clearly express the subject-matter of it, and also contending that it was impliedly repealed by the enactment of subsequent motor vehicle codes.

Findings of fact

From the pleadings and testimony we find the facts to be…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. The Chicago Junction CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. United Rs. & Elec. Co. of Baltimore v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  4. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Department of Public WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Erie City v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924

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