Commonwealth v. Philadelphia Gas Works

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The City of Philadelphia owns a collection of real and personal property, known as the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW). In 1961, pursuant to a City ordinance, the City contracted for the managerial services of United Gas Improvement Company. United Gas Improvement managed use of the City-owned property to furnish gas to residential, commercial and industrial users within the City. The parties captioned their contract an agreement “for the operation and management of the PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS.”1 The parties agreed that the City, through PGW, would pay United…