IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
GERMANTOWN CAB COMPANY, : No. 532 EAL 2017
BUCKS COUNTY SERVICES, INC., :
CONCORD LIMOUSINE, INC., DEE DEE :
CAB COMPANY AND MCT : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
TRANSPORTATION, INC. : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
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PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY :
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PETITION OF: BUCKS COUNTY :
SERVICES, INC. :
GERMANTOWN CAB COMPANY, : No. 533 EAL 2017
BUCKS COUNTY SERVICES, INC., :
CONCORD LIMOUSINE, INC., DEE DEE :
CAB COMPANY AND MCT : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
TRANSPORTATION : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
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v. :
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PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY :
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PETITION OF: GERMANTOWN CAB :
COMPANY :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 30th day of April, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, Philadelphia Parking Authority, are:
(1) Whether the Commonwealth Court erred as a matter of law by holding 53 Pa.C.S.
§ 5707(c) facially unconstitutional?
a. Whether the Commonwealth Court erred as a matter of law by holding that
the assessment method set forth in 53 Pa.C.S. § 5707(c) violates
Respondents’ rights to substantive due process?
b. Whether the Commonwealth Court erred as a matter of law by holding that
the assessment method set forth in 53 Pa.C.S. § 5707(c) is arbitrary and
unreasonable and lacks any real and substantial relation to the goal of
regulating taxicab service in Philadelphia for the benefit of the public?
c. Whether the Commonwealth Court erred as a matter of law by holding that
the issuance of certificates of public convenience to Respondents is akin to
the issuance of a license to practice a profession, and therefore,
Respondents have a protected property interest in the performance of
taxicab operations in Philadelphia?
(2) Whether the Commonwealth Court erred as a matter of law by holding 53 Pa.C.S.
§ 5707 as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power?
a. Whether the Commonwealth Court erred as a matter of law by holding that
the General Assembly has failed to establish any standards that direct,
guide or restrain the Authority’s exercise of discretion in formulating its
budget and fee schedule or direct the Authority on how costs and expenses
should be allocated among utility groups?
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