Jenkins Township v. Public Service Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 40, March T., 1916, by plaintiff, from order of Public Service Commission Municipal Contract Docket No. 5, 1915, refusing to approve municipal contract in case of Jenkins Township and the Jenkins Twp. Electric Light, Heat & Power Co. v. Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania and the Citizens’ Electric Illuminating Company. Petition to approve municipal contract.
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Appeal, No. 40, March T., 1916, by plaintiff, from order of Public Service Commission Municipal Contract Docket No. 5, 1915, refusing to approve municipal contract in case of Jenkins Township and the Jenkins Twp. Electric Light, Heat & Power Co. v. Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania and the Citizens’ Electric Illuminating Company. Petition to approve municipal contract. Johnson, Commissioner, filed the following report: The township of Jenkins, Luzerne County, Pa., through its solicitor, W. L. Pace, Esq., makes application to the Public Service Commission for the approval of a contract…
1Opinion of the Court
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Kephart, J.,. This is an appeal from an order of the Public Service Commission. The assignments of error, material to the determination of this case, are not within the rules of this court. The order of the commission, vital to the appellant’s case, is not assigned for error, nor do the material assignments conform to Rule 14 of this court. In all appeals from the Public Service Commission, the assignments must conform to our Rules of Court; they must be self-sustaining and embody everything necessary to their determination in this court. A mere reference by page number to some part…
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