Legal Opinion
Allentown v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 14, 1953No. Appeal, 1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This matter is before us on a motion to quash appeal.
In this case a number of individuals who owned property in South Whitehall Township near the City of Allentown filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeking to compel the City to extend its water system to their properties. After the Commission had deniéd the City’s petition to dismiss the complaint, the City filed a bill in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County seeking to enjoin the Commission permanently from exercising jurisdiction of the matter. That court had exclusive jurisdiction…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Wallace v. WallaceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- Simpson v. RobertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1866
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