Legal Opinion
Bell Telephone Company of Penna. v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 27, 1933No. Appeal, 8PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Schaffer,
May a petition for a declaratory judgment be maintained against the governor of the Commonwealth under the Declaratory Judgments Act of June 18, 1923, P. L. 840, 12 P. S. 831? We are of opinion that it may not be. We are also of opinion that the secretary of highways may not be made a party to such a proceeding.
The petitioner for the declaratory judgment, The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, seeks to construct a telephone line across a bridge belonging to the State without taking out a license in the manner required by the Acts of June 1, 1931, P. L. 350,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kariher's Petition (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Collins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
- Nesbitt v. Manufacturers' Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Leafgreen v. La BarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Piccirilli Bros. v. Lewis, Aud. Gen.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
3Cited by35 opinions
- Cobb v. HarringtonTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- WD Haden Company v. DodgenTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Philadelphia Life Insurance v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Biello v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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