Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania Coal Mining Ass'n v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 21, 1982No. 81-1-16 and 81-1-22; 81-1-7; 81-1-71PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

On November 11, 1980, the Pennsylvania Coal Mining Association (PCMA), Sunbeam Coal Corporation, and West Freedom Mining Corporation filed a petition for review in the Commonwealth Court in the nature of a complaint in equity seeking to enjoin the appellants, Department of Environmental Resources, et al., (DER) from submitting a State Program to the Office of Surface Mining of the Department of Interior (OSM) under the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq. (1977). The State Program was to be effective when approved by *3OSM. A…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Colonial Gardens Nursing Home, Inc. v. BachmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Devlin v. OsserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Chidsey v. Keystone Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Northampton Trust Co. v. Northampton Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  5. Trilog Associates, Inc. v. FAMULAROSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hart v. O'MALLEYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. In re Appeal of the Municipality of Penn HillsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Johnson v. MartofelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. City of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. In Re Estate of DoroneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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