Legal Opinion

Delp v. Borough of Harrisville

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 27, 1976No. Appeal, No. 1546 C.D. 1975PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

This is an appeal from the final decree of the lower court refusing to grant permanent injunctive relief to landowners who sought to prevent a borough from proceeding with construction of a storm sewer system. We affirm.

Weldon E. and Virginia M. Delp (Delps) purchased a seventy-six acre tract of land in Harrisville, Pennsylvania, in 1956 which they use for the breeding and raising of rhododendron plants. The property is located a short distance south of a street in Harris-ville under which the borough began in 1974 to construct a sewer drainage pipe. The effect of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chatham Communications, Inc. v. General Press Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Yuhas v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Harrisburg School District v. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Rau v. Wilden Acres, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Weir v. Plymouth BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sack v. FeinmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Lower Frederick Township v. ClemmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Hostetter v. HooverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Rosen v. Rittenhouse TowersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Rizzo v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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