Legal Opinion
Shanaman v. YELLOW CAB CO. OF PHILA.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 31, 1980No. 80-2-299PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
On June 19, 1980, Act 69 of 1980 (an act amending the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 1103) was signed into law *518by Governor Thornburgh and took effect on that date. Act 69 was intended to increase, in expedited fashion, the availability of taxicab service in “cities of the first class,” i.e., Philadelphia. The legislature found the present service in Philadelphia “wholly inadequate” (Preamble to Act 69) to meet present needs, and gave the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), the appellant, the authority to grant, without hearing, immediate…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CowardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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- Commonwealth v. CohenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
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