Legal Opinion

Orban v. Rothrock

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County

Decided October 6, 1959No. 148Published

1Opinion of the Court

Henninger, P. J.,

Plaintiff on February 27, 1953, contracted with defendant’s deceased husband, Clinton R. Rothrock, whereby plaintiff sold to Rothrock a 1950 Plymouth taxicab for $1,500 *337and a Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Certificate of Public Convenience for the operation of the same as the Walnut Taxi Company for $2,500. The agreement contained this clause:

“The buyer agrees that he, or his assigns, will not sell, or transfer, during his lifetime, the rights under his Certificate of Public Convenience, if granted by the Public Utility Commission, without first offering said rights…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hostetter v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  2. Commonwealth v. Easton Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Snyder v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. Pringle v. PringleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
  5. Slater v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1953

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