Legal Opinion
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1992No. Civ. 92-0112, 92-1029 and 92-3793PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
These consolidated cases involve three separate orders issued by defendant Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“the PUC”) allocating costs upon plaintiff Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”) for maintenance of four highway bridge structures that pass over railway lines owned and operated by SEPTA. 1 SEPTA claims that this assignment of costs is precluded by a pair of federally conferred tax immunities: 45 U.S.C. § 581(c)(5) (1988) and 45 U.S.C. § 546b (1988). 2 Defendants — the PUC and two Pennsylvania townships forced to…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- City of Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Greene Township Board of Supervisors v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- City of Chester v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- City of Chester v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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