Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Zanella Transit, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Addressed to this Court’s original jurisdiction under Section 761(a)(2) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C. S. §761 (a) (2), the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) filed an action in assumpsit against Zanella Transit, Inc. (No. 2919 C.D. 1978) and one against T. Richard Zanella doing business as Zanella Transit (No. 2920 C.D. 1978). Each action is to recover fines of $15,800.00 assessed by Commission order against each one of the defendants for operating a common carrier pursuant to a cancelled certificate of public convenience. The actions were…