PHILADELPHIA COM. C.C.A. v. TELESYS. CORP.


461 Pa. 471 (1975)

336 A.2d 883

PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY CABLE COALITION ASSOCIATION by John F. O'Rourke, Trustee ad Litem, and John A. Zeh, Appellants, and Metrotel Communications, Inc. v. TELESYSTEMS CORPORATION et al.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 18, 1975.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Kopanski, Braxton, Johnson & Kopanski, Philadelphia, for appellants.

John J. Runzer, Nancy J. Gellman, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, for appellees, Telesystems Corp. and Communications Properties, Inc.

Barry E. Ungar, Mann & Ungar, Philadelphia, for appellees, Phila. Cable Television Co. and Mid N.Y. Broadcasting Corp.

Gregory M. Harvey, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, for appellees, Bulletin Co. and North Phila. Cable Television Co.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

This appeal arises from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia which sustained preliminary objections and dismissed the complaint in equity filed by appellants, Philadelphia Community Cable Coalition Association (Coalition) and John A. Zeh (Zeh), a resident of Philadelphia,1 against appellees.

This appeal deals with the granting of six cable television franchises in...

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