Townships of Springdale v. Mowod

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This case involves a suit in equity filed by the Townships of Springdale and Wilkins, as a class action,1 to effectuate the distribution of revenues received by the Commonwealth prior to June 1, 1970, to local taxing authorities in the amount of $30,506,545.00, pursuant to the Public Utility Realty Tax Act (PURTA) .2 The mat*300ter comes within the original jurisdiction of this Court and is before us on cross motions for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we deny the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and sustain in part the plaintiffs’ motion for…