HARTMAN v. Commonwealth

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Does the Commonwealth Court or the appropriate court of common pleas have jurisdiction to hear appeals from suspension of official inspection station certificates of appointment issued by the Department of Transportation ?

Prior to the enactment of the Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act of 1970 1 (ACJA), jurisdiction to hear appeals from suspension of such certificates was exclusively controlled by the provisions of Section 819 of The Yehicle Code, as amended. 2 It then provided in subsection (b) in pertinent part as follows: “. . . Any person whose certificate of appointment…