Legal Opinion

Metropolitan Edison Co. v. Public Service Commission

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 9, 1936No. Appeal, 90PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

The Borough of Myerstown filed an application with the Public Service Commission for a certificate of public convenience “evidencing its approval of the acquisition, construction and beginning of the exercise of the right to operate a municipal electric light and power generating plant and for acquiring or erecting a distributing system for such light and power, both for supplying light and power for municipal purposes and to the public generally.”

The Metropolitan Edison Company, which has been exclusively supplying electricity to the Borough of Myerstown and the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. City of Scranton v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  2. Fogelsville & Trexlertown Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  3. Relief Electric Light, Heat & Power Company's PetitionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Hoffman v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  5. Perry County Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Bortz Coal Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Aizen v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  4. Yellow Cab Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  5. Lancaster Transportation Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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