Legal Opinion
Clemens v. Philadelphia Electric Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County
Decided April 29, 1981No. 78-13173Published
1Opinion of the Court
STEFAN, J.,
On July 23, 1973, Philadelphia Electric Company (condemnor) resolved to appropriate a 6.732-acre right-of-way, for the construction and maintenance of a 500 kV electric transmission line, over the Clemens’ (condemnees) 60.269-acre farm, located in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pa. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission authorized this *205exercise of the power of eminent domain by Certificate of Public Convenience, entered June 5, 1978. Condemnees filed a petition for the appointment of a board of view on August 3, 1978, and the board conducted its hearing on January 16,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Spiwak v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- North Side Deposit Bank v. Urban Redevelopment Authority of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- In re Condemnation by CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979