Legal Opinion
Evansburg Water Co. v. Perkiomen Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 2, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NARICK, Senior Judge.
Evansburg Water Company (Evansburg) has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County denying its request for a preliminary injunction.
Evansburg is a privately-owned water company which presently services a 238-home development in Perkiomen Township (Township). Evansburg’s franchise area was authorized by the Public Utility Commission (PUC) in 1976 when it issued a Certificate of Public Convenience to Evans-burg. Evansburg subsequently filed with the PUC to expand its service area to include the entire Township. Although hearings were held, a…
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