Case Name: The CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant, v. The PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY, Joseph T. Ashdale, Michael A. Cibik, Catherine Marshall, Alfred W. Taubenberger, Russell R. Wagner, Karen M. Wrigley, Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2002-05-31
Citations: 798 A.2d 161
Docket Number: 
Parties: The CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant, v. The PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY, Joseph T. Ashdale, Michael A. Cibik, Catherine Marshall, Alfred W. Taubenberger, Russell R. Wagner, Karen M. Wrigley, Appellees.
Judges: ZAPPALA, C.J., and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR and EAKIN, JJ.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 798
Pages: 161–186

Head Matter:
The CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant, v. The PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY, Joseph T. Ashdale, Michael A. Cibik, Catherine Marshall, Alfred W. Taubenberger, Russell R. Wagner, Karen M. Wrigley, Appellees.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted Sept. 5, 2001.
Decided May 31, 2002.
Patrick Sehaffner Cawley, Susan Jane Forney, Harrisburg, for amicus curiae Office of Attorney General.
Kenneth Israel Trujillo, Shelley Roxanne Smith, Christopher Roulhac Booth, Suzanne llene Schiller, Michael S. Blume, Wendy M. Staton, William R. Thompson, Christopher Grant Barnes, Paul R. Rosen for City of Philadelphia.
Jason Peter Gosselin, Alfred W. Putnam, David P. Bruton, Philadelphia, for Catherine Marshall.
Alfred W. Putnam, Philadelphia, for Joseph T. Ashdale.
G. Alexander Bochetto, Philadelphia, for Michael A. Cibik.
Gregg R. Melinson, for Alfred W. Tau-benberger.
David P. Bruton, Philadelphia, for Russell R. Wagner.
Alfred W. Putnam, David P. Bruton, Philadelphia, for Karen M. Wrigley.
ZAPPALA, C.J., and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR and EAKIN, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 81st day of May, 2002, the order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED and the matter is REMANDED to the Commonwealth Court for disposition on the merits. In light of our disposition of the jurisdictional issue, we hereby lift the stay of further implementation of Act 22. Appellant's Petition for Contempt is DENIED as moot.
Justice CASTILLE files a Concurring Statement which is joined by Justice NIGRO.
Justice SAYLOR files a Concurring Statement.
Chief Justice ZAPPALA files a Dissenting Statement which is joined by Justice CAPPY.