Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Decided April 22, 1952. Michael A. Musmanno wrote the opinion for the court.

370 Pa. 305 · Cited 65 times

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• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 42 So. 2d 655
• Erie City v. Public Service Commission · 278 Pa. 512
• Coplay Cement Manufacturing Co. v. Public Service Commission · 271 Pa. 58
• Petitions of New England Tel. & Tel. Co. · 80 A.2d 671
• City of Columbus v. Public Utilities Commission · 93 N.E.2d 693
• Osborne v. United Gas Improvement Co. · 46 A.2d 208
• State Ex Rel. Pac. T. T. Co. v. D.P.S. · 142 P.2d 498
• So. Bell T. T. Co. v. Georgia Pub. Ser. Comm. · 49 S.E.2d 38

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• National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 76 Pa. Commw. 102
• Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 425 Pa. 501
• Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. Philadelphia Transportation Co. · 426 Pa. 377
• Barasch v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 533 A.2d 1108
• NJ Bell Tel. Co. v. DEPT., BD. PUB. UTILITY COMM'RS · 97 A.2d 602
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 390 A.2d 8
• Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. Smith · 302 A.2d 757
• New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 358 A.2d 1
• Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 61 Pa. Commw. 325
• City of Alton v. Commerce Commission · 165 N.E.2d 513
• Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Mississippi Public Service Commission · 113 So. 2d 622
• Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission · 201 Md. 170
• UGI Corp. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 49 Pa. Commw. 69
• Park Towne & Madway Engineers & Constructors v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 61 Pa. Commw. 285
• Central Maine Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 455 A.2d 34
• Central La. Elec. Co. v. La. Public Service · 373 So. 2d 123
• Application of Diamond State Telephone Company · 149 A.2d 324
• State Ex Rel. Henry v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 825 P.2d 1305
• Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. Smith · 319 A.2d 643
• Berner v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 382 Pa. 622
• Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Philadelphia Electric Co. · 561 A.2d 1224
• NW Pub. Serv. v. CITIES OF CHAMBERLAIN, ETC. · 265 N.W.2d 867
• West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 50 Pa. Commw. 164
• Barasch v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 530 A.2d 936
• Gas v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 81 Pa. Commw. 205

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