Legal Opinion
West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 13, 1962No. Appeal, No. 225PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wright, J.,
On July 11, 1961, the West Penn Power Company applied to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for approval of the exercise of the right of eminent domain in acquiring a right-of-way across property of Earl W. Simmons and Irene H. Simmons, his wife, for the construction, operation and maintenance of an electric transmission line. Testimony was taken at a hearing on September 25, 1961, and oral argument was heard on January 23, 1962. By its order dated March 5, 1962, the Commission denied the application. This appeal by the Company followed, and we permitted the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Duquesne Light Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Lower Chichester Township v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Wilson v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Willits v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Phillips v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Redding v. Atlantic City Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- In Re Bangor Hydro-Electric CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
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- Anne T. Law, Administratrix of the Estate of Sewell Robert Dickerson v. Reading Company v. United Eastern Coal Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Dunk v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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