Legal Opinion

Borough of Moosic v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 29, 1981No. Appeals, Nos. 1550 C.D. 1980 and 1766 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

In these consolidated cases, the protestants have appealed an order of the Public Utility Commission (commission) which affirmed a decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) approving an application of Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company (PG&W) to transfer 456.56 acres of its property, located in the watershed area of PG&W’s Stark and No. 5 Reservoirs, to the Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company (SLIBOO). The property at issue lies partly within the City of Scranton and partly within the Borough of Moosic (borough).

On January 31, 1979 PG&W, a public utility…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Payne v. KassabCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Community College v. FoxCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. National Gettysburg Battlefield Tower, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Robinson Township v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. PA. GAME COMM. v. PennDERCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Morris v. South Coventry Township Board of SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Del-AWARE Unlimited, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Pennsylvania Protect Our Water & Environmental Resources, Inc. v. Appalachian Regional CommissionDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1982

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