PENTLONG CORP. v. GLS CAPITAL, INC.


820 A.2d 1240 (2003)

PENTLONG CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania Corporation, and Weitzel, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. GLS CAPITAL, INC., and the County of Allegheny, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence F. McVerry, Byron D. Xides, George M. Janocsko, Pittsburgh, for County of Allegheny.

Margarete Emilia Pawlowski, for City and School Dist. of Philadelphia.

Barbara A. Rizzo, Washington, for Keystone Oaks and Washington School Districts.

James Arthur Baxley, Ira Weiss, Pittsburgh, for Keystone Oaks School Dist. and Borough of Castle Shannon.

David Mario Aceto, Robert L. Byer, Terry Budd, Pittsburgh, for Nat'l Tax Funding and Capital Asset Research.

Richard Stephen Matesic, Pittsburgh, Eileen D. Yacknin, for Caroline Dumm, Mary Dummer and Ruth Marcus.

Rudy Al Fabian, Bernard S. Rubb, Sewickley, for Pentlong Corp.

Stacey F. Vernallis, Michael Gerard McCabe, Pittsburgh, for GLS Capital, Inc.

Michael P. Malakoff, Richard Allen Finberg, Pittsburgh, for Class Members (Pentlong).

Evalynn Welling, Pittsburgh, for Mon Valley Unemployed Committee.

Before ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

Appellants GLS Capital, Inc., ("GLS") and the County of Allegheny (the "County") appeal from the Commonwealth Court's order affirming in part and reversing and remanding in part the trial court's order dismissing the class action complaint brought by Appellees Pentlong Corporation ("Pentlong") and Weitzel, Inc. ("Weitzel"). At issue is what concomitant rights a municipality may assign to a private entity to which it has assigned...

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