Legal Opinion
Carnegie Natural Gas Co. v. Allegheny County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 2, 1962No. Appeal, No. 218PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Cohen,
Carnegie Natural Gas Company (Carnegie) seeks to recover from the County of Allegheny (County) the cost of replacing part of its gas lines. Liability is sought to be imposed upon the County by agreement of Carnegie with County entered into in August, 1929.1 The County resists, claiming that the agreement had no validity since Carnegie did not seek its approval by the Public Service Commission as provided for in the agreement and as required by the Act of 1913, P. L. 1374.2
*136The lower court, in permitting recovery by Carnegie, overlooked the clear pronouncements of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Luzerne Township v. Fayette CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Allegheny County v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Yoder v. Luzerne Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Patterson v. Delaware CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Darby TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
3Cited by4 opinions
- Alco Parking Corp. v. Public Parking Auth. of PittsburghSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Peerless Publications, Inc. v. County of MontgomeryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Perry v. Tioga County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Tioga County1996
- Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972