COM. v. PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS


484 Pa. 60 (1979)

398 A.2d 942

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, William G. O'Neill, Barry J. Hart, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Vincent J. Dopko, Eugene J. Anastasio, Deputy Attys. Gen., Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The City of Philadelphia owns a collection of real and personal property, known as the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW). In 1961, pursuant to a City ordinance, the City contracted for the managerial services of United Gas Improvement Company. United Gas Improvement managed use of the City-owned property to furnish gas to residential, commercial and industrial users within the City. The parties captioned their contract an...

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