Legal Opinion

Collegeville Borough v. Philadelphia Suburban Water Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 24, 1954No. Appeals, 142 to 149PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Mr. . Justice Chidsey,. . Nine boroughs, sis townships and ■ thirty:eight individuals .and corporations.-, brought an action* in- equity against the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company in the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County seeking to enjoin the defendant from appropriating and diverting water from the Perkiomen Creek, from erecting a dam across the creek for the creation of a reservoir incident to the proposed taking of water, and from condemning or acquiring by eminent domain or otherwise any water, lands or rights whatsoever within the watershed of the creek for water…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Hudson County Water Co. v. McCarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Duquesne Light Co. v. Upper St. Clair TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Taylor v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Feingold v. Bell of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. West Homestead Borough School District v. Allegheny County Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Shenango Valley Osteopathic Hospital v. Department of Health of CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce v. TorquatoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education & the Hospital Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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