Legal Opinion
B. Gorsline v. Board of Supervisors of Fairfield Twp. v. Inflection Energy, LLC
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 14, 2015No. 1735 C.D. 2014PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge MARY HANNAH LEAVITT.
Inflection Energy, LLC and Donald and Eleanor Shaheen appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County (trial court) that denied Inflection’s application to construct and operate a natural gas well on land it has leased from the Shaheens. 1 In so doing, the trial court set aside the order of the Board of Supervisors of Fairfield Township granting a conditional use permit for the well. We reverse the trial court.
Background
Inflection proposes to locate a natural gas well on land in Fairfield Township’s Residential Agriculture (RA) District. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
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