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Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1973No. Original jurisdiction, No. 896-A Tr. Dkt. 1970PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

By complaint in equity the Commonwealth seeks a mandatory injunction requiring Barnes & Tucker Company (B & T), a Pennsylvania corporation, to treat acid mine drainage discharging from Lancashire Mine No. 15 so long as such discharge does not meet minimum water quality standards, and which substandard quality of the discharge is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. B & T, the last operator of Mine 15, denies any legal responsibility for the discharge or its treatment under any one or more of the legal theories advanced by the Commonwealth in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. SandersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shumaker v. New York & Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. City Stores Co. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Pennsylvania R. R. v. Sagamore Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Commonwealth v. KennedySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. White v. Concord Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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