Legal Opinion
Catherine Jackson, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Metropolitan Edison Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 21, 1973No. 72-1745PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Whether the Civil Rights Act was violated when an electric utility shut off service to its customer is the issue to be decided in this case.
The defendant is a privately owned and operated Pennsylvania corporation, granted a monopoly to deliver electricity to the populace in the area of York, Pennsylvania. Like similar utilities in Pennsylvania, it is subject to the provisions of the Public Utility Code 1 2 and the regulations of the Public Utility Commission authorized by the Act.
The plaintiff was a residential customer of the Metropolitan Edison…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rackin v. University of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Barbara Fletcher, Etc. v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust National BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Gibbs v. TitelmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Willie S. Craft v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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