Westside Electric Street Railway Co. v. Public Service Commission

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

"We have held a number of times that the grant of a certificate by the Public Service Commission approving the exercise of the power of eminent domain under the provisions of the Act of May 21, 1921, P. L. 1057, does not determine the right of the applicant company to condemn the lands it desires to appropriate or the validity of the subsequent proceedings by eminent domain. It evidences only the preliminary approval of the regulatory body to whom general regulation of the service of such companies is" entrusted by the Public Service Company Law, and is a finding that the…