Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. PBS Coals, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 3, 1996PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGINLEY, Judge.
Elwood D. Yoder, Sherry D. Yoder, Bruce S. Yoder and Dorothy Yoder (Appellants) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County (common pleas court) which limited the award of attorney’s fees to the Yoders to 40% of the original verdict.
On June 28, 1985, a decree nisi was entered in the common pleas court awarding damages to Appellants and requiring Fette-rolf Mining, Inc. (Fetterolf) and PBS Coals, Inc. (PBS) to provide permanent alternative water supplies to Appellants and others. On April 19, 1986, the decree nisi became final. Fetterolf and PBS…
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