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centering the allowance of appeal on the presence or absence of a relevant duty on Duquesne Light's part
Summary of this case from Alderwoods (Pennsylvania), Inc. v. Duquesne Light Co.Opinion
2013-05-14
ALDERWOODS (PENNSYLVANIA), INC., A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Service Corporation International, T/A Burton L. Hirsch Funeral Home, Respondent v. DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY, Petitioner.
Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court, No. 483 WAL 2012.
Prior report: Pa.Super., 52 A.3d 347.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 14th day of May, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are:
1. Whether the Superior Court erred in imposing upon electric utilities a burdensome and unprecedented duty to enter customers' premises and inspect customers' electrical facilities before restoring power after an outage?
2. Whether the Superior Court overlooked the deleterious effects of its ruling upon public health and safety, in that by requiring utilities to inspect customers' premises before restoring power, the new duty created by the Superior Court will delay utilities' efforts to restore power after storms and other outages?
3. Whether the Superior Court overlooked undisputed facts of record that undermine the rationale of its decision?