Legal Opinion
County of Chester v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 19, 1979No. Appeal, No. 1691 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
The County of Chester (County) appeals to this Court from a decision of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) ordering the reconstruction of a bridge/railroad overpass in the City of Coatesville (City), finding the County to be “interested” and “concerned” with the crossing, and further ordering the County to contribute 25 per cent of the total cost of material and labor used in reconstructing the bridge.1 On appeal, the County alleges that the *368PUC lacked the legal authority to determine that it was a “concerned” party and to allocate costs against it…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pittsburgh Railways Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Somerset County v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Lancaster County v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Schuylkill County v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Department of Transportation v. P.U.C.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Metropolitan Edison Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Soo Line Railroad v. Minnesota Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Airlines Transportation Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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