Scranton Railway Co. v. Fiorucci

Citations

• 66 Pa. Super. 475
• 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 294

Syllabus

<p>Public Service Commission — Jurisdiction—Jitney bus “Between points within Commonwealth” — Automobiles.</p> <p>The Act of July 26, 1913, P. L. 1374, which provides that “the term ‘Common Carrier......includes any and all common carriers whether corporations or persons engaged for profit in the Conveyance of passengers or property or both between points within the Commonwealth,” gives the Public Service Commission jurisdiction over persons operating “jitney bus” service entirely within the limits of one municipality.</p> <p>Statutes — Repeal—Automobiles — Public Service Commission— Acts of July £6,1913, P. L. 137If, and June 1,1915, P. L. 685.</p> <p>The Act of June 1, 1915, P. L. 685, giving to cities the power to regulate and license certain motor vehicles, does not repeal the Public Service Commission Act of July 26, 1913, P. L. 1374, in so far as it relates to the same subject. The provisions of the two acts on the subject are not irreconcilable, and there is no express repeal in the later act.</p>