Hess v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

OPINION BY

Judge McGINLEY.

Marvin Roger Hess and Leona Hess, Ronald and Dianne Mace, Roy and Cindy Maurer, The Shoop Family Trust c/o Edwin and Denny Shoop, and Gary and Dor-ene Lahr (Protestants) Petition for Review of the Order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) which approved the Applications of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL)1, to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire rights-of-way and easements over certain lands of Protestants for construction of a new eleven-mile transmission line and substation.

PPL is a public utility and an electric…