Legal Opinion

Akron v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 5, 1971No. Appeal No. 262A,. Tr. Dkt. 1970PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This case comes within the original jurisdiction of this Court. It involves tAvo Complaints in Equity which in effect question the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. It comes via a long and varied route.

By an Order dated May 12, 1958, and reported at 36 Pa. P.U.C. 100 (1958), the defendant, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) granted a certificate of public convenience to the plaintiff, Borough of Akron (Akron), authorizing it to furnish water service within a portion of the Township of West Earl, Lancaster County,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Altoona v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Reigle v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  3. State Col. Boro. Auth. v. Pa. P.U.C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. State College Borough Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  5. Akron Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Akron Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Western Pennsylvania Water Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Western Pennsylvania Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. City of Erie v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Sewickley Water Works v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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