Legal Opinion
In Re Incorporation of New Morgan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1991No. 78 E.D. Appeal Docket 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
The question presented on this appeal is whether the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County abused its discretion in granting the petition of Morgantown Properties for incorporation of the Borough of New Morgan and whether Commonwealth Court erred in affirming the trial court’s order.
This case arose when Morgantown Properties, a limited partnership, filed a petition to incorporate a tract of land it owned in Berks County. The proposed borough consisted *231of 3,700 acres, part of which is located in Caernarvon Township, and part of which is located in Robeson…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue Corp. v. Federation of Jewish AgenciesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Karis v. KarisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Bear Creek Township v. Borough of Penn Lake ParkCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- In Re Incorporation of Borough of Seven FieldsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- In re Incorporation of the Borough of BridgewaterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Borough of Bear Creek VillageCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- In Re Incorporation of Borough of Pocono RacewayCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- In Re Incorporation of the Borough of ChiltonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- County of Berks v. Allied Waste Industries Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County2004
- In Re Incorporation of New MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991