Willits v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

Appellants here are seeking reversal of the eight orders of the Public Utility Commission approving applications of Philadelphia Electric Company to exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire rights of way for the construction, operation and maintenance of a line for transmission or distribution of electricity. On August 25, 1956, we entered an order consolidating appeals Nos. 273, 278 and 290 October Term, 1956 for purposes of briefs and arguments, and we later allowed the remaining six cases here involved to be consolidated for brief and argument.

In June, 1955,…