Legal Opinion
Scott Township v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 9, 1958No. Appeal, No. 248PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, P. J.,
This is an appeal by the Township of Scott, Allegheny County, from an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission allocating to the township a portion of the cost of maintenance of a bridge at a highway-railroad crossing. The appeal questions the jurisdiction of the commission; in the alternative the sufficiency of the evidence to support the order is challenged. The commission is also charged with an abuse of discretion in refusing a petition of the township for rehearing.
On October 28, 1957, the Pittsburgh & West "Virginia Railway Company applied to the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Delaware River Port Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Wilkes-Barre v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R. v. McKees Rocks BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Byers v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hays Merchandise, Inc. v. DeweyWashington Supreme Court · 1970
- Pittsburgh Railways Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- City of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Marinelli v. Montour RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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