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Western Pennsylvania Water Co. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 16, 1973No. Appeal, No. 283 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Kramer,
This is an appeal filed by the Western Pennsylvania Water Company (Water Company) from an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) dated May 1,1973, in which an application for a certificate of public convenience was approved.1
In its application, the Water Company noted that since its incorporation in 1901, it had acquired the franchises and properties of other water companies, one of which had been incorporated for the purpose of supplying water to the public in the Township of Summit, Butler County. It also noted that over the years it had acquired…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Akron Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Day v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Clemmer v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Paradise v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Fairview Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Lower Paxton Township v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Western Pennsylvania Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- City of Erie v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Bristol County Water Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
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