Legal Opinion

Terenzio v. Devlin, Director

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1949No. Appeal, 69PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

We have here a petition for a declaratory judgment which challenges the constitutionality of two ordinances of the City of Pittsburgh concerning the collection of commercial garbage and rubbish. It is alleged that they are discriminatory and unreasonable. From an order dismissing the petition, plaintiffs appealed.

The evidence at the hearing before the learned trial judge disclosed the following pertinent facts: The .four plaintiffs operate respectively a produce market, a bakery, a grocery, and a poultry market. They speak not only for themselves but their trade…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kurtz v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  2. Anderson v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sablosky v. MessnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. Pleasure Bay Apartments v. City of Long BranchSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
  3. HOWE v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Industrial Refuse Systems, Inc. v. O'RourkeNew York Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Local Health Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Justice1957

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