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O'Connor v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 9, 1990No. 1977 C.D.1989PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARRY, Senior Judge.

James C. O’Connor and other residents living near the proposed site of an electrical utility substation and control building (protestants) appeal from a decision of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) that approved an application of the Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) to obtain exemption from local zoning laws for the proposed facility. 1

The questions presented are (1) whether the PUC was bound to defer to an opinion expressed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (Historical Commission) that the area in question is of historical…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Payne v. KassabCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Payne v. KassabSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. National Gettysburg Battlefield Tower, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Murphy v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Energy Conservation Council v. Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Omnipoint Communications, Inc. v. City of ScrantonDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Friends of the Atglensusquehanna Trail, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. E.M. v. Dep't of Human Servs.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Miller & Son Paving, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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