Legal Opinion

Kasper Bros., Inc. v. Falls Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 11, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

Falls Township, a municipality located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, appeals from the July 17, 1995 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court). In its order, the trial court stated that a Falls Township ordinance authorizing the imposition of a $100.00 licensing fee upon waste haulers’ vehicles transporting waste through Falls Township, is illegal as beyond the authority delegated to Falls Township by Bucks County Ordinance No. 80 (Ordinance No. 80). We affirm.

Issue

The issue before us for review is whether Falls Township, as a “host municipality”…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. ErnstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Township of Plymouth v. County of MontgomeryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Independent Waste Haulers Ass'n v. Township of Lower MerionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Pennsylvania Independent Waste Haulers Ass'n v. County of NorthumberlandCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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