Legal Opinion
N.A.A.C.P. v. P.U.C & Philadelphia Electric Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 4, 1972No. Appeals, Nos. 630 C.D. 1971, 631 C.D. 1971 and 632 C.D. 1971PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., (NAACP) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) here appeal from an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).1
This is a rate case. The Philadelphia Electric Company (Company), a certificated public utility company supplying electricity in the area of the City of Philadelphia, filed increased rates for electric service before the PUC pursuant to Section 308 of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Law, Act of May 28, 1937, P. L. 1053, as amended, 66 P.S. §1148. PHRC filed a…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Evans v. NewtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lukus v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Leveto v. National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Fairview Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Krushinski v. Roadway Express, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- Louis v. Pennsylvania Industrial Development AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
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