Legal Opinion

Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority v. Commonwealth, Department of Revenue

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 5, 2004PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1175OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

For the third time we address this original jurisdiction suit by three municipal solid waste authorities1 (Authorities) challenging the solid waste disposal fee imposed in Section 2 of Act 2002-90 (Act 90),2 a statute recently added to the codified environmental resources laws. The current expedited argument involves Authorities’ second application for summary relief seeking a declaration of exemption from the waste disposal fee and an injunction against collection. Also, the Respondent Commonwealth parties3 and the In-tervenor, Pennsylvania Waste Industries…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Fisk v. Jefferson Police JurySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Empire Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Kerns v. Methodist HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Barwise v. SheppardSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Granthum v. Textile Machine WorksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Schenck v. TP. OF CENTER, BUTLER COUNTYCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. Tap Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. Tap Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Trigona v. LenderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Pennsylvania Waste Industries Ass'n v. Monroe County Municipal Waste Management AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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