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Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. Sanitary Water Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 18, 1972No. Appeal, No. 261 C. D. 1970PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Crumbish, Jr.,

This appeal is from an order of the Sanitary Water Board of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania1 entered on November 20, 1970, which refused Pittsburgh Coal Company’s application for a mine drainage permit for its operation of the Hutchinson Mine, a bituminohs coal mine, located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The order also commanded Pittsburgh Coal Company (appellant) to cease its operation of that mine by December 21, 1970. We, on December 11, 1970, granted a supersedeas.

The Hutchinson Mine is the last operating deep mine in a large underground coal basin…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Dolan v. Linton's LunchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Evans v. West Norriton Township Municipal AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Bortz Coal Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. v. HinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Harmar Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. County of Lawrence v. FohtCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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