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In re Condemnation by the Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 27, 1985No. Appeal, No. 1515 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (DER) appeals here from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County which sustained the preliminary objections of Canon Development Company, Inc. (Canon) to DER’s declaration of taking.

Canon owned certain property which DER sought to condemn pursuant to Section 1301 of The Atomic Energy Development and Radiation Control Act (Atomic Energy Act), Act of January 28, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1625, as amended, 73 P.S. §§1001-1501, repealed by the Act of July 10, 1984, P.L. 688.1 DER filed a *383decl…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Conroy-Prugh Glass Co. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. DePAUL v. KauffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. Barnes & Tucker Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Nolan v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rok v. FLAHERTYCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Pa. Dept. of Lab. & I. v. Pa. Hum. Rel. Com.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Erie Municipal Airport Authority v. AgostiniCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Babjack v. Mt. Lebanon Parking AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Miller v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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