Legal Opinion

Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 3, 1988No. Appeal 289 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Peoples Natural Gas Company (Peoples) appeals 1 a Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) order dated January 5, 1987, adopting the recommended decision of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Michael A. Nemec and authorizing Apollo to serve the Eljer manufacturing plant in Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

Pursuant to a 1938 Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) 2 and charter rights, 3 Peoples has the right to serve Ford City. The only other natural gas company with service rights in the area was PPG, Inc. (PPG), which had a plant in Ford…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Equitable Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Guers Dairy, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. E-Z Parks, Inc. v. Philadelphia Parking AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Pennsylvania State Building & Construction Trades Council v. Commonwealth, Prevailing Wage Appeals BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Peoples Natural Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Aetna Better Health of PA, Inc. v. DHSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Aetna Better Health of PA, Inc. v. PA DHSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021

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