Legal Opinion

Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 24, 1984No. Appeal, No. 1575 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Je.,

Monessen Southwestern Railway Company (Monessen) petitions the Court for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission at A-00102422 which denied Monessen’s application for a certificate of public convenience under Section 1102 (a) (2) of the Public Utility Code (Code), 66 Pa. C. S. §1102(a)(2), authorizing it to cease operations as a common carrier.1 We reverse and remand.

Monessen operates a railroad over thirty-eight miles of track, twenty-three miles of which are owned by itself. The balance is owned by Monessen’s parent…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commuters' Committee v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. John Gibbons, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. New York Central Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. McCuneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  2. Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Warwick Water Works, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. McCune v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1471, Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,131 Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. Alexander McCune and Bill L. Van Divner. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. Alexander McCune and Bill L. Van Divner and United Transportation Union. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. Alexander McCune and Bill L. Van Divner and United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987

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