Ridgway Township Municipal Authority v. Exotic Metals, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is an appeal by Ridgway Township Municipal Authority (Authority) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County in which it found the minimum monthly water rate imposed upon Exotic Metals, Inc. (Exotic) to be unreasonable and formulated a new minimum monthly water rate based on Exotic’s current usage. We affirm.

Upon Authority’s petition, the trial court entered a Rule to Show Cause why the Authority should not be permitted to terminate water service to Exotic for failure to pay water rental. Exotic filed its answer *639and raised new matter, specifically…