Fairview Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

On August 18, 1953, Fairview Water Company (Fairview) and Pennsylvania Power & Light Company (PP & L) entered into an agreement requiring Fairview to convey a right-of-way to PP & L for construction of an aerial electric transmission line across Fairview’s property in Monroe County. After the line was installed, it was discovered that this line was not constructed in the area covered by the easement. To rectify this problem the parties entered into a 30-year lease on June 13, 1955 which allowed PP & L to maintain the line as constructed. This lease agreement was made…