International Land Acquisitions, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

I dissent from the decision of the majority to quash the appeal in this case because Petitioner, International Land Acquisitions, Inc., failed to file a petition for review pursuant to Pa. R.A.P. 1502. Petitioner filed instead a notice of appeal from the December 1998 order of Respondent, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and as a consequence failed to provide the requisite statement of its objections to the order. It appears, however, that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has relaxed enforcement of the Rules of Appellate Procedure and has adopted a more liberal approach in interpreting…