Legal Opinion
Borough of Scottdale v. National Cable Television Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 1977No. 194PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PACKEL, Justice.
The appellant, a cable television company, seeks reversal because the court of common pleas and the Commonwealth Court have upheld a provision in an ordinance which prohibited the Company from increasing its charges to the people in the community, without approval of the appellee Borough. Although the Borough has denied three requests to increase the charges, fixed more than eight years ago, the parties have stipulated as follows:
“13. It is stipulated that the primary issue involved in this case is whether or not the Borough of Scottdale has the legal authority to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Radio Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Jerrold Electronics CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Teleprompter of Erie, Inc. v. City of ErieDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of ErieDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Warner Cable Communications Inc. v. Borough of Schuylkill HavenDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Helicon Corp. v. Borough of BrownsvilleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Smith v. AdamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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