Legal Opinion
Township of Hopewell v. Municipal Water Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 27, 1983No. Appeals, Nos. 416 C.D. 1982 and 484 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlisit, Jr.,
Township of Hopewell (Hopewell) and the Municipal Water Authority of the Borough of Aliquippa (Aliquippa Authority) cross-appeal a Beaver County Common Pleas Court order approving a sewer rate increase hut postponing the payment thereof. We vacate and remand.
In September, 1980, Aliquippa Authority increased the sewer rate charges for Hopewell users from $11.00 to $28.00 per dwelling unit per quarter and increased its resident users’ rates from approximately $10.08 to $11.06. These increases were to become effective on November 1, 1980. On February 25,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Patton-Ferguson Joint Authority v. HawbakerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Rankin v. Chester Municipal AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Ambridge Boro. v. Pa. P.U.C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Ambridge Borough v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Eways v. Board of Road SupervisorsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ack v. Carroll Township AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Citizens Against Unfair Treatment v. Scott TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- In re City of ScrantonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Scott Township Sewer & Water Autority v. Tellip, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2015