Legal Opinion
Abington Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1938No. Appeal, 26PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Baldrige, J.,
This appeal is from the refusal of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to approve the sale by the Abington Electric Company to the Northern Pennsyl vania Power Company of certain distribution lines and facilities located in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County. These companies will be referred to hereafter as the Abington Company and the Northern Company, respectively.
The Abington Company supplies light, heat, and power, by electricity, in that part of Lackawanna County which adjoins Lenox Township in Susquehanna County. It has no: express charter rights in Lenox…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Coplay Cement Manufacturing Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Erie Lighting Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Ozark Power & Water Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
- Hostetter v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by4 opinions
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