City of Philadelphia v. SEPTA

SPAETH, J„

NATURE AND HISTORY OF THE CASE

On June 25, 1970, the City of Philadelphia filed a complaint in equity the principal prayer of which is *54that a “mandatory injunction” be entered directing the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) “to immediately formulate a plan, satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Property, for the rehabilitation of the Frankford Elevated System and thereafter to carry out such plan of rehabilitation out of funds previously set aside and to be set aside in the future for renewal and replacement of the transit facilities. ...”

SEPTA filed an…