Legal Opinion
RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Newtown Township
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 7, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge FRIEDMAN.
RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc. (RCN) appeals from the July 2, 2003, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court), which affirmed the order of the Board of Supervisors (Board) of Newtown Township (Township) directing RCN to pay damages to the Township as a result of RCN’s breach of its agreement with the Township. We affirm.
On December 16, 1998, the Township authorized and enacted into ordinance 1 a Cable Television Franchise Agreement (Agreement or Ordinance) between RCN and the Township. (Board’s Findings of Fact, No. 1; R.R. at 106a,…
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