Legal Opinion

Warminster Township Municipal Authority v. Department of Highways

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 30, 1970No. Appeal, No. 8Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellant municipal authority owns and operates certain sewage and waterworks facilities which are located within the right of way of a state highway in Bucks County. Appellee, the State Department of Highways, in connection with the widening of that highway, ordered appellant to relocate its facilities and offered to pay fifty percent of the cost of such relocation. This offer was rejected as unacceptable to appellant, and appellant and appellee were unable to agree upon an acceptable figure. Several months after the offer was made and rejected, appellant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Delaware River Port Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Department of Highways v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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