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Bensalem Township School District v. Bucks County Commissioners

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 6, 1973No. Appeal, No. 806 C.D. 1972PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an action brought by the Bensalem Township School District (School District) seeking to have us declare unconstitutional the Act of January 13, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1292, 16 P.S. §11941 et seq. (hereinafter Act 515), or, in the alternative to have us find that a covenant entered into between Bucks County (County) and Wladyslaw Kowalski (Kowalski), pursuant to this legislation, is invalid.

Act 515 was enacted for the purpose of permitting counties to enter into covenants with landowners in order to preserve their land as farm, forest, water supply or open space land.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Deitch Co. v. Board of Property AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. McKnight Shopping Center, Inc. v. Board of Property AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. McSorley v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 85 v. Port AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  5. Breslow v. Baldwin Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Eck v. Powermatic HoudailleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Singer v. SheppardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. O'Leary v. WisecupCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. BretzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. GiuglianoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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