Rugare v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This case is companion to Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority v. Joseph Rugare, d/b/a Julie Marie Lake Rides, 29 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 83, A.2d (1977), in which we held that the Erie-Western Port Authority had exclusive regulatory power with respect to Rugare’s ferryboat operation in Erie Harbor and that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s former power in this regard was preempted by the conference of these powers on the Authority by the Third Class City Port Authority Act, Act of December 6, 1972, P.L. 1392, 55 P.S. §571 et seq.

Here, Rugare appeals from an…