Newtown Township v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

DOYLE, Judge.

Before us for consideration is the appeal of Newtown Township and Patricia K. Cochrane (collectively, Township) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which granted Philadelphia Electric Company’s (PECO) request for a preliminary injunction. The court’s order enjoined the Township from enforcing a stop work order against PECO and authorized PECO to proceed with its construction of an electric power substation control building. We affirm.

The relevant underlying facts in this case were stipulated by the parties and set forth by the common pleas court as follows:

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