Legal Opinion

Lease v. Doll

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 5, 1979No. 49PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On June 25, 1974, appellant, Charles E. Lease, and his son (“the Leases”) filed a complaint in equity seeking to enjoin John H. Doll, Sr. and Florence H. Doll (“the Dolls”) from preventing access by motor vehicle to the landlocked property of the Leases by way of a right of way running over the land of the Dolls. On July 16, 1974, the Dolls filed an answer and counterclaim. 1 The answer to the complaint contended the right of way was a footpath of a width of not more than three feet and, therefore, not of sufficient width to accommodate motor vehicle…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Merrill v. Manufacturers Light & Heat Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Taylor v. HeffnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Dowgiel v. ReidSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Piper v. MowrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Hammond v. HammondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917

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3Cited by41 opinions

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  3. Zettlemoyer v. Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Beck v. MangelsCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  5. McNAUGHTON PROPERTIES, LP v. BarrSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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