Akron Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission [hereinafter the “P.U.C.” or “the Commission”] here appeals a decision of the Commonwealth Court entered August 5, 19711 in which that court held that the P.U.C. was without power (upon the complaint of a third person) to order a municipality which supplies water services to its citizens and to customers within a certificated extraterritorial area to extend its services to customers located beyond such certificated area.

The background of this litigation is protracted and requires some explanation. In January of 1958 the…