ALLEGHENY CO. PORT AUTH. v. PA. P.U.C.


427 Pa. 562 (1967)

Allegheny County Port Authority, Appellant, v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 28, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Springer, with him Louis M. Tarasi, Jr., and Burgwin, Ruffin, Perry, Pohl & Springer, for appellant.

Anthony L. Marino, Assistant Counsel, with him Joseph C. Bruno, Chief Counsel, for Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, appellee.

Thomas S. White, Assistant City Solicitor, and David Stahl, City Solicitor, for intervening appellee.

Donald A. Brinkworth, for intervening appellee.

Gilbert E. Morcroft, for intervening appellee.

William D. Sutton, with him Harry H. Frank, and Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, and McNees, Wallace & Nurick, for intervening appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE O'BRIEN, November 28, 1967:

The Public Utility Commission, on October 24, 1966, issued an order relieving Pittsburgh Railways Company of any responsibility to maintain a crossing located in Allegheny County, known generally as the "Black's Bridge" crossing and placing that responsibility on the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

That order was the culmination of a lengthy proceeding which commenced...

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