Legal Opinion
DeFrancesco v. Western Pennsylvania Water Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 11, 1982No. 1101 and 1102PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, President Judge:
This case involves an appeal taken by Western Pennsylvania Water Company (hereinafter West Penn) challenging, inter alia, 1 the jurisdiction of the court of common pleas to hear this case. Finding that initial jurisdiction over this controversy is vested in the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, we vacate the judgments of the lower court awarding damages to the appellees herein.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Feingold v. Bell of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Elkin v. Bell Tel. Co. of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Behrend v. Bell Telephone Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- DeFrancesco v. Western Pennsylvania Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Morrow v. BELL TELE. CO. OF PENNSYLVANIASupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- DeFrancesco v. Western Pennsylvania Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- DiSanto v. Dauphin Consolidated Water Supply Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- DeFrancesco v. Western Pennsylvania Water Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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