Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 11, 1938No. Appeal, 175PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

On this appeal we have for review an order of the Public Utility Commission finding that existing rates for the transportation of sand in carloads in open top cars from Tatesville to points in this state within a radius of two hundred miles are unjust and unreasonable and prescribing a new tariff. By section 1107 of the Public Utility Law, Act of May 28, 1937, P. L. 1053 (66 PS §1437), it is provided that “the order of the commission shall not be vacated or set aside, either in whole or in part, except for error of law or lack of evidence to support the finding,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Panama Refining Co. v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway Co. v. BeaumontSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  4. Interstate Commerce Commission v. DiffenbaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  5. Cheltenham & Abington Sewerage Co. v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co. v. Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Carpenter v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. United Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Deitch Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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